The expression of Mitf, another key osteoclastogenic transcription factor connected to the FANC pathway [54, 55] that we previously described as dysregulated in FA cells [48], was similar between the WT and Fanca−/− OCs (Additional file 1: Fig. S2C), suggesting that its deregulation in FA is cell type dependent. Here, FANCA is linked to Friedreich ataxia.