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Metabolic phenotype in the mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta.
The Journal of endocrinology - 1 Sept 2017
Boraschi-Diaz Iris, Tauer Josephine T, El-Rifai Omar, Guillemette Delphine, Lefebvre Geneviève, Rauch Frank, Ferron Mathieu, Komarova Svetlana V
Abstract excerpt
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is the most common heritable bone fragility disorder, usually caused by dominant mutations in genes coding for collagen type I alpha chains, COL1A1 or COL1A2 Osteocalcin (OCN) is now recognized as a bone-derived regulator of insulin secretion and sensitivity and glucose homeostasis. Since OI is associated with increased rates of bone formation and resorption, we hypothesized that the...
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