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Researchers discover protein that controls bone growth
12-19-2007 · EurekAlert!A research team led by Dr. Pierre Moffatt of the Shriners Hospital for Children in Montreal and McGill University's Department of Human Genetics has uncovered the molecular mechanism by which the protein osteocrin controls bone growth -- a discovery that may have important implications for people suffering from bone diseases affecting skeletal growth. The team's findings appear in the Dec. 14 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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