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Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass leading to increased bone fragility and fracture susceptibility. Little is currently known about what specific factors stimulate osteoblast differentiation from human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). Therefore, the aim for this project is to determine novel factors and mechanisms involved in human bone production which can be targeted to treat osteoporosis, using gene expression profiling and bioinformati...

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ba0003oc4.1 | Genetics of bone disease | ECTS2014

PLS3 mutations in X-linked osteoporosis with fractures

Zillikens M Carola , van Dijk Fleur S , Micha Dimitra , Riessland Markus , Marcelis Carlo LM , de-Die Smulders Christine E , Milbradt Janine , Franken Anton A , Harsevoort Arjan J , Lichtenbelt Klaske D , van de Peppel J , Pruijs Hans E , Rubio-Gozalbo M Estela , Zwertbroek Rolf , Moutaouakil Youssef , Egthuijsen Jaqueline , van der Eerden B , Hammerschmidt Matthias , Bijman Renate , Semeins Cor M , Bakker Astrid D , Everts Vincent , Klein-Nulend Jenneke , Campos-Obando Natalia , Hofman Albert , te Meerman Gerard J , van Leeuwen JP , Verkerk Annemieke JMH , Uitterlinden Andre G , Maugeri Alessandra , Sistermans Erik A , Waisfisz Quinten , Meijers-Heijboer Hanne , Wirth Brunhilde , Simon Marleen EH , Pals Gerard

Background: We identified a family with early onset X-linked osteoporosis and fracturesMethods: We performed whole exome sequencing of the X chromosome in three affected members. After discovering a putative pathogenic variant we performed Sanger sequencing of all exons of this gene in other members of this family and in 95 unrelated men suspected of OI type I without COL1A1/2 mutations. We also genotyped a SNP in this gene (minor allele frequency 0.02) ...

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PLS3 mutations in X-linked osteoporosis with fractures

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