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

* Aileen M. Barnes, NICHD/NIH, USA, Katarina Lindahl, Uppsala University, Sweden, Michael Whyte, Shriners Hospital for Children, USA, Theresa Hefferan, Mayo Clinic, USA, Michael J. Yaszemski, Mayo Clinic, USA, Carl-Johan Rubin, Uppsala University, SWEDEN, Andreas Kindmark, Uppsala University Hospital, SWE, William McAlister, Washington University School of Medicine, USA, Steven Mumm, Washington University School of Medicine, USA, Adele Boskey, Hospital for Special Surgery, USA, Osten Ljunggren, Uppsala University, Sweden, Joan Marini, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA

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

Jane Kerstetter, University of Connecticut, USA, * Erin Gaffney-Stomberg, University of Connecticut, USA, Christine Simpson, Yale University, USA, Karl Insogna, Yale University School of Medicine, USA, Ben-Hua Sun, Yale University , USA, Carrie Cucchi, University of Connecticut, USA

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

* Tielin Yang, The University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA, Li-Shu Zhang, University of Missouri – Kansas City, USA, Yan Guo, University of Missouri – Kansas City, USA, Qing Tian, University of Missouri – Kansas City, USA, Hong-Wen Deng, Tulane University, USA

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, USA, Takanaga Ochiai, Thomas Jefferson university, USA, Deneen Wellik, University of Michigan, USA, Maurizio Pacifici, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

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, USA, * Michelle Dickinson, University of Auckland, 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, USA, Krishna Ramamurthi, Hologic, Inc., USA, Kevin Wilson, Hologic, Inc., USA, Klaus Engelke, University of Erlangen, DEU, Richard Prince, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, AUS, Russel Taylor, 1Johns Hopkins University, CISST, USA

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, USA, Mikaela Fein, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, Ernestina Schipani, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA, Peter Greer, Queen's University Cancer Research Institute, Canada, Masako Shimada, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, USA

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, USA, Xinli Zhang, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Theodore Ko, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Benjamin Wu, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Kang Ting, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Cymbeline Culiat, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, Chia Soo, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

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

* Weixi Wang, Vanderbilt University, USA, Caitlyn Whitten, Vanderbilt University, USA, Heather Moss, Vanderbilt University, USA, Florent Elefteriou, Vanderbilt University, USA

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

* Chandi Mandal, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA, Goutam Ghosh Choudhury, UTHSCSA and South Texas Veterans Health Care Systems, USA, Toshiyuki Yoneda, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, JAPAN, Nandini Ghosh-Choudhury, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA

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