New approach to treating brittle bone disease unveiled

Monday, May 5, 2014 - 08:12 in Health & Medicine

A new approach to treating brittle bone disease, a congenital disorder that results in fragile bones that break easily, has been discovered by researchers. The study showed that excessive activity of an important signaling protein in the matrix of the bone called transforming growth factor beta is associated with the cause of the disease.

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