Bone Abstracts

Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disease associated with a progressive decline in hematopoietic stem cells leading to bone marrow failure. FA is also characterized by various developmental defects including short stature and skeletal malformations of the upper and lower limbs. Indeed, more than half of children affected with FA have radial-ray abnormalities with a tendency to early osteoporosis and osteopenia. However, the underlying mechanisms leading to bone defects in ...