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Identification of ENPP1 Haploinsufficiency in Patients With Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Early‐Onset Osteoporosis
Kato H, Ansh AJ, Lester ER, Kinoshita Y, Hidaka N, Hoshino Y, Koga M, Taniguchi Y, Uchida T, Yamaguchi H, Niida Y, Nakazato M, Nangaku M, Makita N, Takamura T, Saito T, Braddock DT, Ito N. Identification of ENPP1 Haploinsufficiency in Patients With Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Early‐Onset Osteoporosis. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 37: 1125-1135. PMID: 35340077, PMCID: PMC9177665, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets type 2Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosisEarly-onset osteoporosisENPP1 variantsHypophosphatemic ricketsENPP1 mutationsFibroblast growth factor 23Case 1Growth factor 23Serum phosphate levelsIdiopathic skeletal hyperostosisPosterior longitudinal ligamentCase 3Spinal ligament ossificationFactor 23Skeletal hyperostosisArterial calcificationLongitudinal ligamentPresumptive diagnosisLigament ossificationSevere ossificationMutational statusType 2Pathogenic lossGenetic testing
2020
Genetic pathways disrupted by ENPP1 deficiency provide insight into mechanisms of osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and paradoxical mineralization
Maulding ND, Kavanagh D, Zimmerman K, Coppola G, Carpenter TO, Jue NK, Braddock DT. Genetic pathways disrupted by ENPP1 deficiency provide insight into mechanisms of osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and paradoxical mineralization. Bone 2020, 142: 115656. PMID: 32980560, PMCID: PMC7744330, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic pathwaysSkeletal phenotypeGene expressionHuman disease phenotypesAsj/Suppression of WntTranscript countsGene transcriptionENPP1-deficient miceGene pathwaysEnzyme functionENPP1 deficiencyWnt ligandsSoluble Wnt inhibitorsWnt activityReduced gene transcriptionBiomechanical phenotypeTranscriptionWnt inhibitorsBone findingsUnbiased analysisDisease phenotypePhenotypeOld miceStrong signature
2019
Human Heterozygous ENPP1 Deficiency Is Associated With Early Onset Osteoporosis, a Phenotype Recapitulated in a Mouse Model of Enpp1 Deficiency
Oheim R, Zimmerman K, Maulding ND, Stürznickel J, von Kroge S, Kavanagh D, Stabach PR, Kornak U, Tommasini SM, Horowitz MC, Amling M, Thompson D, Schinke T, Busse B, Carpenter TO, Braddock DT. Human Heterozygous ENPP1 Deficiency Is Associated With Early Onset Osteoporosis, a Phenotype Recapitulated in a Mouse Model of Enpp1 Deficiency. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2019, 35: 528-539. PMID: 31805212, PMCID: PMC7184798, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets type 2ENPP1 deficiencyEarly-onset osteoporosisGene-dose effectOnset osteoporosisAsj/Bone mineral density scansBone mineralization disturbancesRenal phosphate wastingCortical boneDose effectMild osteomalaciaMineralization disturbancesFGF23 levelsMild elevationPlasma FGF23Arterial calcificationBone massPhosphate wastingSkeletal manifestationsBone fragilityThoracic spineWild-type family membersType 2Adult men