Loss of Functional Osteoprotegerin: More Than a Skeletal Problem
Author(s) -
Corinna Grasemann,
Nicole Unger,
M. Hövel,
Diana ArweilerHarbeck,
Ralf Herrmann,
Michael M. Schündeln,
Oliver J. Müller,
Bernd Schweiger,
Ekkehart Lausch,
Thomas Meißner,
Cordula Kiewert,
Berthold P. Hauffa,
Nick J. Shaw
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-2905
Subject(s) - medicine , short stature , osteopenia , hearing loss , osteopetrosis , bone remodeling , endocrinology , pediatrics , osteoporosis , audiology , bone mineral
Juvenile Paget's disease (JPD), an ultra-rare, debilitating bone disease due to loss of functional osteoprotegerin (OPG), is caused by recessive mutations in TNFRFSF11B. A genotype-phenotype correlation spanning from mild to very severe forms is described.
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