Clinical Impact of Recent Genetic Discoveries in Osteoporosis

Overview

Journal Appl Clin Genet

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Specialty Genetics

Date 2013 Oct 18

PMID 24133373

Citations 9

Authors

Braxton D Mitchell

Elizabeth A Streeten

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Abstract

Osteoporotic fracture carries an enormous public health burden in terms of mortality and morbidity. Current approaches to identify individuals at high risk for fracture are based on assessment of bone mineral density and presence of other osteoporosis risk factors. Bone mineral density and susceptibility to osteoporotic fractures are highly heritable, and over 60 loci have been robustly associated with one or both traits through genome-wide association studies carried out over the past 7 years. In this review, we discuss opportunities and challenges for incorporating these genetic discoveries into strategies to prevent osteoporotic fracture and translating new insights obtained from these discoveries into development of new therapeutic targets.

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