New findings suggest that NF-κB proteins regulate osteoclast differentiation and are potential therapeutic targets for treating osteoporosis (pages 1285—1289).
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Abu-Amer, Y., Tondravi, M. NF-κB and bone: The breaking point. Nat Med 3, 1189–1190 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1197-1189
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