Article
The influence of α-actinin-3 deficiency on bone remodelling markers in young men.
Bone - 1 May 2017
Levinger Itamar, Yan Xu, Bishop David, Houweling Peter J, Papadimitriou Ioannis, Munson Fiona, Byrnes Elizabeth, Vicari Daniele, Brennan-Speranza Tara C, Eynon Nir
Abstract excerpt
There is a large individual variation in the bone remodelling markers (BRMs) osteocalcin (OC), procollagen 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) and β-isomerized C-terminal telopeptide (β-CTx), as well as undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC), at rest and in response to exercise. α-actinin-3 (ACTN3), a sarcomeric protein, is expressed in skeletal muscle and osteoblasts and may influence BRM levels and the cross-talk...
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