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Normal bone density and fat mass in heterozygous SERPINF1 mutation carriers.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2014
Al-Jallad Hadil, Palomo Telma, Moffatt Pierre, Roughley Peter, Glorieux Francis H, Rauch Frank
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Homozygous mutations in SERPINF1 cause deficiency of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and lead to osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type VI, but it is not known whether heterozygous mutations in SERPINF1 cause a phenotype. OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we therefore assessed family members of individuals with OI type VI and compared the results of SERPINF1 mutation carriers with those of noncarriers...
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