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Age changes in bone strength during growth have important consequences for predicting fracture risk and identifying metabolic bone diseases in children. Previous investigations of bone strength changes in juveniles have been limited to a cross-sectional study design. The present study utilizes longi
Hypovitaminosis-D and osteoporosis is common in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) residing in temperate climate. No information is available in Indian subcontinent, region with abundant sunshine. We studied calcium metabolism, calcium intake, sun exposure, serum 25(OH)D3 and bone mineral densi
Hypophosphatasia (HPP), an inborn-error-of-metabolism characterized biochemically by subnormal serum levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), is caused by deactivating mutations in the gene which encodes the tissue-nonspecific ALP isoenzyme (TNSALP). Radiographs in "childhood" HPP typically show ricket
Osteoporosis is a disease with continuous loss of bone and, therefore, artificial division into type I and type II (e.g. senile) is not logical. Simple classification of primary and secondary osteoporosis is more practical and useful in their management. Osteoporosis affects ~10% of the World's popu
Our 1 st Annual Working Group was held in San Francisco in December 1998 during the Joint Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) and International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS). The Annual Meeting of the ASBMR provides a perfect setting for our Working Group since sc