COL1 C-propeptide Cleavage Site Mutations Cause OI with Increased Bone Mineralization

* Aileen M. Barnes, NICHD/NIH, Katarina Lindahl, Uppsala University, , UNITED STATES, , UNITED STATES, Michael J. Yaszemski, Mayo Clinic, , SWEDEN, , SWEDEN, William McAlister, Washington University School of Medicine, , UNITED STATES, , US, Osten Ljunggren, Uppsala University, , UNITED STATES
Oral Presentations, Presentation Number: 1079
Session: Concurrent Oral Session 14: Disorders of Bone and Mineral Metabolism II: Phenotype and Function
Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Room 108-112

High Protein Intake Increases Duodenal Transcellular Calcium Absorption in Rats

, UNITED STATES, * Erin Gaffney-Stomberg, University of Connecticut, Christine Simpson, Yale University, , UNITED STATES, Ben-Hua Sun, Yale University , Carrie Cucchi, University of Connecticut
Poster Sessions, Presentation Number: MO0393
Session: Poster Session III
Monday, September 14, 2009 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F

HMGA2 Is Confirmed to be Associated with Human Adult Height and Bone Mineral Density in Caucasian Population

* , UNITED STATES, Li-Shu Zhang, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Yan Guo, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Qing Tian, University of Missouri – Kansas City, , UNITED STATES
Poster Sessions, Presentation Number: SU0150
Session: Poster Session II
Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F

Hox10 and Hox11 paralogous genes play critical roles in cartilage specification and joint formation in the developing mouse limb

* Eiki Koyama, Thomas Jefferson University, Takanaga Ochiai, Thomas Jefferson university, Deneen Wellik, University of Michigan, , AF
Oral Presentations, Presentation Number: 1196
Session: Concurrent Oral Session 33: Bone, Cartilage and Connective Tissue Matrix - From Morphogenesis to Osteoarthritis
Monday, September 14, 2009 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 1-3

In vivo measurements of the mechanical properties of bone

Davis Brimer, Active Life Technologies, * , NEW ZEALAND
Poster Sessions, Presentation Number: SA0017
Session: Poster Session I
Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F

In Vivo Comparison of Proximal Femur Geometry Derived from Volumetric DXA (VXA) and QCT

* Omar Ahmad, Johns Hopkins University, CISST, Krishna Ramamurthi, Hologic, Inc., , UNITED STATES, , DE, , AUSTRALIA, Russel Taylor, 1Johns Hopkins University, CISST
Poster Sessions, Presentation Number: SU0290
Session: Poster Session II
Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F

In vivo targeted deletion of Capn4 in cells of the chondrocyte lineage impairs chondrocyte proliferative function

* Aki Kashiwagi, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mikaela Fein, Massachusetts General Hospital, , Peter Greer, Queen's University Cancer Research Institute, , AF
Poster Sessions, Presentation Number: FR0095
Session: Welcome Reception & Plenary Poster Session
Friday, September 11, 2009 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F
Poster Sessions, Presentation Number: SA0095
Session: Poster Session I
Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F

Nell-1 Deficient Mice Exhibit Abnormal Structure in Spinal and Long Bones

* Ronald Siu, University of California, Los Angeles, Xinli Zhang, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, Theodore Ko, University of California, Los Angeles, Benjamin Wu, University of California, Los Angeles, , UNITED STATES, Cymbeline Culiat, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chia Soo, University of California, Los Angeles
Oral Presentations, Presentation Number: 1166
Session: Concurrent Oral Session 28: Growth Factors, Cytokines and Immunomodulators II: Neuro Modulators and Other Mechanisms
Monday, September 14, 2009 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Room 108-112

Nf1 Loss-of-function in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Impairs Chondrocyte Hypertrophy, Axial Skeleton Development and Remodeling

* , UNITED STATES, Caitlyn Whitten, Vanderbilt University, Heather Moss, Vanderbilt University, , UNITED STATES
Oral Presentations, Presentation Number: 1126
Session: Concurrent Oral Session 21: Disorders of Bone and Mineral Metabolism III: Phenotype and Rescue Studies
Sunday, September 13, 2009 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Omega-3 fatty acids (OFAs) intercept miR-21 and miR-214 targeting PTEN to prevent breast cancer bone metastasis

* , IN, Goutam Ghosh Choudhury, UTHSCSA and South Texas Veterans Health Care Systems, , JP, , UNITED STATES
Poster Sessions, Presentation Number: SU0113
Session: Poster Session II
Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F