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ea0025sig1.1 | Bone and mineral special interest group | SFEBES2011

Osteopetrosis and other causes of high bone mass

Gregson Celia

Knowledge of rare genetic skeletal disorders has helped guide innovative treatment developments for osteoporosis, for example from our understanding of pycnodysostosis balicatib has emerged, as have anti-SOST antibodies from our experience of sclerosteosis and Van Buchem’s disease. Yet much high bone mass remains unexplained, better appreciation of which may translate into improved understanding of bone regulation and new therapeutic targets for future osteoporosis therap...