Genetic mapping identifies new hope for bone diseases
Researchers have mapped the cells and genes regulating bone formation, discovering that blood vessel cells play a critical role in bone health. This breakthrough could lead to new therapies for common conditions like osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
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This discovery provides a new biological target for treating skeletal diseases that affect millions of people globally as they age.
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Add as preferred source An image of an epiphyseal plate, the area at the end of bones where new bone is formed. In blue are chondrocytes – cells that produce cartilage – and brown at the bottom is new bone. Credit: Garvan Institute In a global breakthrough published in Nature Genetics , researchers have successfully mapped the cells and genes that regulate bone formation and loss at an unprecedented scale and discovered the critical role that blood vessel cells play in bone health.
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