Increased RANKL/OPG ratio (or decreased OPG/RANKL ratio) is also related to local osteoclastogenic activity and bone resorption in several pathologies such as periodontitis [14], rheumatoid arthritis [32], multiple myeloma [33], osteoporosis [34] and COPD [35, 36]. This evidence concerns the gene TNFRSF11B and AL amyloidosis.