Proper calcium levels are needed to maintain healthy bones. Michael Amling and his colleagues now show that gastric acidification is a key part of in this process. These findings have possible important clinical implications for patients with osteoporosis and/or those on proton-pump inhibitors, as well as those with a rare genetic disease that causes excess bone mass.
- Thorsten Schinke
- Arndt F Schilling
- Michael Amling
