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Increased bone density in sclerosteosis is due to the deficiency of a novel secreted protein (SOST)
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Sclerosteosis is a progressive sclerosing bone dysplasia with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. Radiologically, it is characterized by a generalized hyperostosis and sclerosis leading to a markedly thickened and sclerotic skull, with mandible, ribs, clavicles and all long bones also being affected. Due to narrowing of the foramina of the cranial nerves, facial nerve palsy, hearing loss and atrophy of the optic nerves can occur. Sclerosteosis is clinically and radiologically very similar to van Buchem disease, mainly differentiated by hand malformations and a large stature in sclerosteosis patients. By linkage analysis in one extended van Buchem family and two consanguineous sclerosteosis families we previously mapped both disease genes to the same chromosomal 17q12-q21 region, supporting the hypothesis that both conditions are caused by mutations in the same gene. After reducing the disease critical region to approximately 1 Mb, we used the positional cloning strategy to identify the SOST gene, which is mutated in sclerosteosis patients. This new gene encodes a protein with a signal peptide for secretion and a cysteine-knot motif. Two nonsense mutations and one splice site mutation were identified in sclerosteosis patients, but no mutations were found in a fourth sclerosteosis patient nor in the patients from the van Buchem family. As the three disease-causing mutations lead to loss of function of the SOST protein resulting in the formation of massive amounts of normal bone throughout life, the physiological role of SOST is most likely the suppression of bone formation. Therefore, this gene might become an important tool in the development of therapeutic strategies for osteoporosis.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Balemans, W.
- Affiliations
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Balemans, W.
- Venue
- Human Molecular Genetics
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2001-03-01
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 537-543
- ISSN
- 0964-6906 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2083
- OpenAlex
- W2119934014
- Cited by
- 1,147
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 5.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Human Molecular Genetics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion)
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- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Universiteit Antwerpen
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bone Metabolism and Diseases
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Keywords
- sclerosteosis, SOST gene, sclerostin, bone mineral density, bone formation regulation, van Buchem disease, positional cloning, nonsense mutation, splice site mutation, loss-of-function mutations, osteoporosis treatment, consanguineous family
- MeSH terms
- Amino Acid Sequence, Base Sequence, Chromosome Mapping, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17, DNA Mutational Analysis, Genetic Markers, Humans, Genetic Linkage, Molecular Sequence Data, Osteochondrodysplasias, Protein Conformation, Proteins, RNA, Messenger, Bone Density, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, DNA, Complementary, Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
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