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. 2010 Sep 29:2010:941419.
doi: 10.4061/2010/941419.

Sclerostin

Stuart L Silverman  1
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Sclerostin

Stuart L Silverman. J Osteoporos. .

Abstract

The striking clinical benefits of intermittent parathyroid hormone in osteoporosis have begun a new era of skeletal anabolic agents. One potential new agent is monoclonal antibody to sclerostin, a potent inhibitor of osteoblastogenesis.

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