title: [PTH in the treatment of achondroplasia].
abstract: To improve adult height in the patients with achondroplasia, we have been analyzing molecular mechanism of the growth cartilage differentiation. During this approach, we identified PTH/PTHrP as an important regulatory factor in cartilage differentiation. The manipulation of the PTH/PTHrP activity may serve as a new therapeutic modality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka