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Abstract
Bone disease in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by uncoupled bone remodeling, evident as enhanced osteolytic resorption and decreased rather than increased bone formation. MM-triggered osteolysis follows deregulation of the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB ligand (RANKL)/osteoprotegerin cytokine axis. Inhibition of bone formation may result from the ability of MM to inhibit the function of Wnts, secreted glycoproteins critical to osteoblast development. Recent studies show how these processes may be linked.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17062713 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-0648
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Cancer Res ISSN: 1078-0432 Impact factor: 12.531