Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to recognize clinical features of Paget's disease of bone and to describe how the osteoclast, a myeloid-derived cell responsible for bone resorption, contributes to the disease.Recent FindingsRecent studies have identified several variants in SQSTM1, OPTN, and other genes that may predispose individuals to Paget's disease of bone; studies of these genes and their protein products have elucidated new roles for these proteins in bone physiology.SummaryUnderstanding the pathologic mechanisms in the Pagetic osteoclast may lead to the identification of future treatment targets for other inflammatory and autoimmune diseases characterized by abnormal bone erosion and/or osteoclast activation.
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St Johns Hlth Ctr, John Wayne Canc Inst, Endocrine Bone Dis Program, Santa Monica, CA 90404 USASt Johns Hlth Ctr, John Wayne Canc Inst, Endocrine Bone Dis Program, Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA
Singer, Frederick R.
Leach, Robin J.
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Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr San Antonio, Dept Cellular & Struct Biol, San Antonio, TX 78229 USASt Johns Hlth Ctr, John Wayne Canc Inst, Endocrine Bone Dis Program, Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA