Statins give bone growth a boost

Bjorn R. Olsen ()
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Bjorn R. Olsen: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

Nature, 2014, vol. 513, issue 7519, 494-495

Abstract: The development of stem-cell-based models of two diseases that cause dwarfism reveals that statins — drugs that are used to treat high levels of blood cholesterol — may also promote cartilage formation and bone growth. See Article p.507

Date: 2014
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