2023
Genetics of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments
Kato H, Braddock D, Ito N. Genetics of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments. Current Osteoporosis Reports 2023, 21: 552-566. PMID: 37530996, PMCID: PMC10543536, DOI: 10.1007/s11914-023-00814-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDiffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosisAutosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets type 2Idiopathic skeletal hyperostosisSkeletal hyperostosisOPLL patientsGenetic factorsPathogenic variantsFibroblast growth factor 23Growth factor 23Posterior longitudinal ligamentSpinal ligament ossificationRecent FindingsRecent studiesStrong genetic factorImportant new biomarkerDisease courseFactor 23Longitudinal ligamentClinical evaluationPlasma biomarkersClinical trialsLigament ossificationPlasma PPiCalcification disordersPatientsEctopic calcification
2020
Phylogeny and chemistry of biological mineral transport
Schlesinger PH, Braddock DT, Larrouture QC, Ray EC, Riazanski V, Nelson DJ, Tourkova IL, Blair HC. Phylogeny and chemistry of biological mineral transport. Bone 2020, 141: 115621. PMID: 32858255, PMCID: PMC7771281, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImportant evolutionary relationshipsTissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphataseJawless fishEvolutionary relationshipsMineral accumulationKey biological elementsCellular organizationNonspecific alkaline phosphataseCross-linked collagen fibrilsMembrane vesiclesMineral transportSkeletal elementsAmorphous aggregatesDefinitive stageBone physiologyHigh expressionTooth formationMetabolic featuresEpithelial transport