Nine genes were found to be related to bone density

Scientists have identified nine genes that seem to weaken or strengthen bones, a finding that opens up the possibility of more effective treatment for osteoporosis - a disease that affects millions of people worldwide. .

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According to the Punjab Newsline, out of the 100 mice that were "knocked out", which had a gene that was paralyzed, scientists identified these genes that seem to weaken or strengthen the bones. Osteoporosis is a disease that leads to an increased risk of bone fractures.

Professor Peter Croucher of Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney (Australia) and colleagues used micro-CT techniques and microradiography digital X-ray techniques to measure whether or not each gene of the first 100 genes affect bone.

'This method is successful in that we identified nine genes that had never been described before, with each of these genes seemingly playing an important role in regulating our skeletons. This finding shows that about 8-10% of all genes may be involved in some way, " Peter said.

"Currently, we are trying to understand the potential role of the nine genes that we have just identified. The results that we obtained show that if you block some of them, the result is bone. "It may be stronger and have higher bone density. We will produce antibodies to these genes to test these results ," he added.

The results of the study were published in the latest Public Library of Science Genetics issue.