Mutation In A MiroRNA: New Cause Of Osteoporosis

Many biological processes are controlled by small molecules known as microRNAs, which work by suppressing the expression of specific sets of genes. Xiang-Hang Luo and colleagues, at Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, People’s Republic of China, have now identified a previously unknown microRNA (miR-2861) as crucial to bone maintenance in mice and humans.

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Mutation In A MiroRNA: New Cause Of Osteoporosis

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