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TTUHSC scientist takes next step in search for bone disease treatment

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has been investigating how Kruppel-like Factor 2 (KLF2), a gene that codes protein into a specific human chromosome, influences the development of bone and musculoskeletal diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. In 2006, Das, […].

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Targeting mechanosensitive protein could treat pulmonary fibrosis, study suggests

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Credit: ©2021 Qu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. link] Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified a new molecular target that could potentially treat the deadly, aging-related lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

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