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ba0005p315 | Osteoporosis: evaluation and imaging | ECTS2016

MRI analysis of the spine in 17 adults with WNT1 osteoporosis

Makitie Riikka , Niinimaki Tuukka , Nieminen Miika , Niinimaki Jaakko , Makitie Outi

Objectives: A heterozygous missense mutation p. C218G in WNT1 was recently identified as the cause of severe primary osteoporosis (Laine et al., New engl J Med 2013). The mutation has thus far been identified in two large Finnish families presenting with dominantly inherited, early-onset osteoporosis, with affected adult patients showing reduced bone mineral density (BMD), vertebral compression fractures, kyphosis and height loss. This study examined characte...