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Katre Maasalu

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Celli L, Garrelfs M, Sakkers R, Elting M, Celli M, Bokenkamp A, et al.
Calcif Tissue Int . 2024 Nov; 115(6):960-975. PMID: 39535563
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), known as "brittle bone disease," presents a rare genetic disorder characterized by bone fragility, often accompanied by skeletal deformities and extraskeletal complications. OI is primarily associated with...
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Jurimae J, Remmel L, Tamm A, Purge P, Maasalu K, Tillmann V
Pediatr Exerc Sci . 2024 Apr; 36(4):289-294. PMID: 38560997
Purpose: To describe serum irisin and fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21) concentrations in healthy female adolescents with different training activity patterns and their associations with bone mineral properties and metabolic markers....
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Storoni S, Celli L, Zhytnik L, Maasalu K, Martson A, Koks S, et al.
Eur J Med Genet . 2023 Sep; 66(11):104857. PMID: 37758164
Pathogenic variants in SPARC cause a rare autosomal recessive form of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), classified as OI type XVII, which was first reported in 2015. Only six patient cases with...
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Jurimae J, Remmel L, Tamm A, Purge P, Maasalu K, Tillmann V
Children (Basel) . 2023 Jul; 10(7). PMID: 37508723
Follistatin is a member of the activin-follistatin-inhibin hormonal system and is proposed to affect bone metabolism. However, data regarding the effect of follistatin on bone are relatively scarce and contradictory...
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Cardenas-Leon C, Maemets-Allas K, Klaas M, Maasalu K, Jaks V
Int J Mol Sci . 2023 Jan; 24(2). PMID: 36674597
Dupuytren's contracture (DC) is a chronic and progressive fibroproliferative disorder restricted to the palmar fascia of the hands. Previously, we discovered the presence of high levels of connective tissue growth...
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Jurimae J, Remmel L, Tamm A, Purge P, Maasalu K, Tillmann V
J Clin Med . 2022 Dec; 11(24). PMID: 36556065
The aim of this investigation was to determine the associations of serum irisin and fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21) with the measures of energy homeostasis, training stress and other energy homeostasis...
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Zhytnik L, Duy B, Eekhoff M, Wisse L, Pals G, Reimann E, et al.
Genes (Basel) . 2022 Mar; 13(3). PMID: 35327962
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a syndromic disorder of bone fragility with high variation in its clinical presentation. Equally variable is molecular aetiology; recessive forms are caused by approximately 20 different...
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Karachalios T, Maasalu K, Fellander-Tsai L
EFORT Open Rev . 2022 Feb; 7(2):122-128. PMID: 35192510
Orthopaedic and trauma surgeons performing surgery in the COVID-19 pandemic environment faced problems with availability, use, rationing, modification, compliance and recycling of personal protection equipment (PPE). Orthopaedic and trauma surgeons...
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Zhytnik L, Peters M, Tilk K, Simm K, Tonisson N, Reimand T, et al.
Hum Reprod Update . 2021 Jul; 27(6):1056-1085. PMID: 34329448
Background: With the help of ART, an advanced parental age is not considered to be a serious obstacle for reproduction anymore. However, significant health risks for future offspring hide behind...
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Jurimae J, Karvelyte V, Remmel L, Tamm A, Purge P, Gruodyte-Raciene R, et al.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab . 2021 Apr; 34(6):755-761. PMID: 33851796
Objectives: Sclerostin is an important regulator of bone mass involving the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway. Relatively few studies have investigated the relationships of circulating sclerostin levels with adiposity-related and muscle-related biochemical...