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SLC4A2 Deficiency Causes a New Type of Osteopetrosis.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Feb 2022
Xue Jing-Yi, Grigelioniene Giedre, Wang Zheng, Nishimura Gen, Iida Aritoshi, Matsumoto Naomichi, Tham Emma, Miyake Noriko, Ikegawa Shiro, Guo Long
Abstract excerpt
Osteopetrosis is a group of rare inherited skeletal disorders characterized by a marked increase in bone density due to deficient bone resorption. Pathogenic variants in several genes involved in osteoclast differentiation and/or function have been reported to cause osteopetrosis. Solute carrier family 4 member 2 (SLC4A2, encoding anion exchanger 2) plays an important role in osteoclast differentiation and...
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