WILEY In an analysis of nationwide data from the Veterans Health Administration, approximately one-quarter of individuals with kidney stones had a diagnosis of osteoporosis or bone fracture around the time of their kidney stone diagnosis. The findings are published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Investigators identified 531,431 patients with kidney stone disease between...
Tag: <span>Bone Problems</span>
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Key regulator of bone development identified
Summary: Loss of a key protein has been discovered as the event that leads to defects in skeletal development, including reduced bone density and a shortening of the fingers and toes — a new potential target for the diagnosis and treatment of bone diseases such as osteoporosis. Loss of a key protein leads to defects...