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Multicentric Carpotarsal Osteolysis: a Contemporary Perspective on the Unique Skeletal Phenotype.
Current osteoporosis reports - 1 Feb 2023
Ma Nina S, Mumm S, Takahashi S, Levine M A
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis (MCTO) is an ultra-rare disorder characterized by osteolysis of the carpal and tarsal bones, subtle craniofacial deformities, and nephropathy. The molecular pathways underlying the pathophysiology are not well understood. RECENT FINDINGS: MCTO is caused by heterozygous mutations in MAFB, which encodes the widely expressed transcription factor MafB. All MAFB...
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