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Novel familial mutation of LRP5 causing high bone mass: Genetic analysis, clinical presentation, and characterization of bone matrix mineralization.
Bone - 1 Feb 2018
Roetzer K M, Uyanik G, Brehm A, Zwerina J, Zandieh S, Czech T, Roschger P, Misof B M, Klaushofer K
Abstract excerpt
The Wnt signalling pathway is a critical regulator of bone mass and quality. Several heterozygous mutations in the LRP5 gene, a Wnt co-receptor, causing high bone mass (LRP5-HBM) have been described to date. The pathogenic mechanism is thought to be a gain-of-function caused by impaired inhibition of the canonical Wnt signalling pathway, thereby leading to increased bone formation. We report the cases of two...
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