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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Jan 13;36(2):105–118. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2022-0624

Table 3:

Osteopetrosis.

Type OMIM Defective gene Protein OMIM Locus Inheritance, associated features
Osteoclast differentiation
AR2 259710 TNFSF11 Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily, member 11 602642 13q14.11 AR, receptor activator of NFkB – ligand (RANKL)
AR7 612301 TNFRSF11A Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 11A 603499 18q21.33 AR, receptor activator of NFkB – (RANK)
AD1 607634 LRP5 Low density lipoprotein-receptor-related protein 5 603506 11 q13.2 AD, transduces WNT signaling enabling osteoclastogenesis
NA 300248 IKBKG IKBKG Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase, Regulatory subunit gamma 300248 Xq28 XLR, enables NFkB- mediated osteoclast differentiation, associated with ectodermal dysplasia
NA IGSF23 Immunoglobulin superfamily member 23 NA 19q13.31 AR, receptor promoting M-CSF and RANK ligand – mediated differentiation of osteoclasts by activating MAPK signaling
NA 617306 MITF Microphthalmia -associated transcription factor 156845 3p13 AR, developmental protein, variant associated with syndrome of coloboma, osteopetrosis, microphthalmia, albinism
Osteoclast function
NA FERMT3 Fermitin family, member 3 607901 11q13.1 AR. transmembrane adhesion receptor facilitating cell-to-cell-to-extracellular matrix protein interaction
NA ITGB3 Integrin, beta 3 173470 17q21.32 AR, transmembrane adhesion receptor that facilitates cell-to-cell-to-extracellular matrix protein interaction
AR22 CCDC134 Coil-coiled domain-containing protein 134 618788 22q13 AR, regulator of transcription, signal transduction
Synthesis of hydrochloric acid
AR3 259730 CA2 Carbonic anhydrase II 611492 8q21.2 AR, catalyzes dissociation of carbonic acid, associated with renal tubular acidosis
Acid transport/secretion/mineral dissolution
AR8 615085 SNX10 Sorting nexin 10 614780 7p15.2 AR, necessary for vacuole formation and trafficking severe neonatal form
AR6 611497 PLEKHM1 Pleckstrin homology domain containing protein,family M, member 1 611466 17q21.31 AR/AD, enables vesicular transport in osteoclasts, intermediate severity
AD3 618107 PLEKHM1
AR4 611490 CLCN7 Chloride channel 7 602727 16p13.3 AR/AD, chloride channel that interacts with OSTM1, variable severity
AD2 166600 CLCN7
AR5 259720 OSTM1 Osteopetrosis-associated transmembrane protein1 607649 6q21 AR, forms stable molecular complex with CLCN7, infantile form with involvement of nervous system
AR1 259700 TCIRG1 T Cell immune regulator 1 604592 11 q13.2 AR, osteoclast proton pump, severe neonatal form
Other
Pycknodysostosis 265800 CTSK Cathepsin K 601105 1q21.3 AR, cysteine proteinase that degrades bone collagen matrix; bone fragility despite osteosclerosis
Sclerosteosis 1 269500 SOST Sclerostin 605740 17q21.31 AR, bone morphogenic protein antagonist secreted by osteocytes; interacts with LRP5, LRP6

NA, not assigned; AD, autosomal dominant; AR, autosomal recessive; XLR, X-linked recessive.