Title
Heterozygous variant in WNT1 gene in two brothers with early onset osteoporosis
Date Issued
01 December 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Joeng K.S.
Kallish S.
Raper A.
Asher S.
Campeau P.M.
Khan A.N.
Al Mukaddam M.
University of Pennsylvania
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Inc.
Abstract
Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disorder characterized by low bone mass and strength, leading to increased risk of fracture. The WNT pathway plays a critical role in bone remodeling by enhancing osteoblastic differentiation, which promotes bone formation, and inhibiting osteoclastic differentiation, decreasing bone resorption. Therefore, genetic alterations of this pathway will lead to impaired bone homeostasis and could contribute to varying response to treatment. We present the case of two brothers with early osteoporosis who were found to have a heterozygous variant of unknown significance in the WNT1 gene, c.1060_1061delCAinsG (p.H354Afs*39). This finding demonstrates that frameshift variants in WNT1 may also act in a dominant fashion leading to decreased bone mass.
Volume
15
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética, Herencia
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85122757212
Source
Bone Reports
ISSN of the container
23521872
Sources of information:
Directorio de ProducciĂ³n CientĂfica
Scopus