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Lack of association between estrogen receptor genotypes and bone mineral density, fracture history, or muscle strength in elderly women.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Sept 1999
Vandevyver C, Vanhoof J, Declerck K, Stinissen P, Vandervorst C, Michiels L, Cassiman J J, Boonen S, Raus J, Geusens P
Abstract excerpt
The PvuII polymorphism of the estrogen receptor (ESR) gene and its relation to bone mineral density (BMD), fracture history, and muscle strength was studied in 313 postmenopausal (76 +/- 5 years) women of Caucasian origin, of whom 142 had suffered from a fragility fracture after the age of 50 years (14 with fracture of the hip, 38 of the spine, 45 of the wrist, and 85 of other bones). The ESR genotype...
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