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Review
. 2013 Feb;9(2):72-4.
doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2012.252. Epub 2013 Jan 8.

Bone metabolism in 2012: Novel osteoporosis targets

Claes Ohlsson  1
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Review

Bone metabolism in 2012: Novel osteoporosis targets

Claes Ohlsson. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

Researchers are trying to develop more efficient and safer antifracture treatments. Besides the ongoing promising clinical trials involving antibodies to the Wnt antagonist sclerostin or inhibition of the osteoclast enzyme cathepsin K, the year 2012 has seen several novel osteoporosis targets identified by using different methodological approaches.

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