hrp0094p2-81 | Bone, growth plate and mineral metabolism | ESPE2021

Early-onset osteoporosis due to LRP5

Rios Beatriz , Acuna Pilar , Ochoa Fernanda , Cristian Seiltgens ,

Introduction: Primary osteoporosis are frequently linked to syndromic conditions such as osteogenesis imperfecta which also involves extra esqueletic tissues. With the advancement of medicine, this group has been reduced, due the ability to specifying the causal pathogenic variants. Among these, the LRP5 (Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5) gene mutations are the most frequent cause. LPR5 is a fundamental coreceptor in the wnt/betacatenin signa...