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. 2017 Mar 14;5:17003. doi: 10.1038/boneres.2017.3

Table 1. Comparison of phenotypes of Lrrk1 deficiency between humans and mice.

Phenotypes Deficiency of Lrrk1 in humans Deficiency of Lrrk1 in mice
Facial features Normal Normal
Body length Reduced Reduced
Bone marrow cavities Reduced Reduced
BMD Increased Increased
Hearing problems (−) No data
Mental retardation (−) No data
Epilepsy (−) No data
Fracture susceptibility (−) No data
Hypotonia (+)a (−)
Skull bone density Normal, measured by X-ray radiography Mild increased, measured by micro-CT
Vertebral endplates Sclerosis Sclerosis
Rib costal ends Normal Normal
Pelvis bone Marginal Sclerosis Marginal Sclerosis
Long and short tubular bones Epiphysis, metaphysis sclerosis, and under-modeling Epiphysis, metaphysis sclerosis, and under-modeling
Cortical bone density Normal, measured by X-ray radiography Slightly increased, measured by micro-CT

BMD, bone mineral density; Lrrk1, leucine-rich repeat kinase 1.

a

Complicated by Duchenne muscular dystrophy.