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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2021 Nov 4;154:116253. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116253

Table 5:

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUBJECTS WITH LIKELY PATHOGENIC GENETIC VARIANTS IDENTIFIED and THOSE WITH VARIANTS OF UNCERTAIN SIGNIFICANCE

Subjects with Likely Pathogenic Variants Subjects with Variants of Uncertain Significance
Subject #1 Subject #2 Subject #3 Subject #4 Subject #5 Subject #6 Subject #7 Subject #8
Age (years) 31 44 44 38 43 29 34 41
Ht (cm) 154 162 161 167 167 168 164 154
Wt (kg) 56 74 62 64 53 51 67 39
BMI (kg/m2) 23.6 28.1 23.9 23.0 19.1 18.2 24.8 16.5
BMD Z scores
LS −3.8 −2.1 −3.1 −1.7 −2.5 −3.2 −1.9 −1.2
TH −2.4 −1.0 −1.6 −0.8 −1.7 −1.4 −1.4 −1.8
FN −2.2 −1.5 −2.6 −0.7 −2.5 −1.6 −1.3 −2.6
DR −0.8 −0.8 −0.1 0.4 0.3 −2.1 −0.3 0.1
Number of adult fractures 7 2 1 2 0 2 10 0
Fracture Types (in adulthood) wrist, rib, 5 vertebrae (thoracic) ankle and wrist Rib Right hip × 2 N/A 2 vertebrae (thoracic) Multiple tibia and femur, 2 vertebrae (thoracic and lumbar) N/A
History of pregnancy or lactation associated fractures YES NO NO YES NO YES YES NO
History of vertebral fractures YES NO NO NO NO YES YES NO
History of multiple fractures in adulthood YES YES NO YES NO YES YES NO
History of childhood fractures YES NO YES YES NO YES YES NO
Family history of osteoporosis YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO
History of Renal Stones YES NO NO NO NO YES NO YES
Bone formation rate (histomorphometry of bone biopsy sample; mm2/mm/year) 0.000 (undetectable) 0.000 (undetectable) 0.007 0.002 0.003 0.010 0.013 0.023
Low bone turnover as previously defined YES YES NO YES YES NO NO NO
Responded to teriparatide, a bone formation stimulating medication.
Response defined as spine BMD increase > Hologic least significant change (0.026 g/cm2) at 12 months
YES N/A N/A NO NO YES YES YES