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Ethnic difference in contribution of Sp1 site variation of COLIA1 gene in genetic predisposition to osteoporosis.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Nov 1999
Nakajima T, Ota N, Shirai Y, Hata A, Yoshida H, Suzuki T, Hosoi T, Orimo H, Emi M
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis, a condition characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) leading to bone fragility [1], is a major public health concern in Japan as well as in other countries. Although genetic predisposition seems to be a factor in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis [2-4], the precise cohort of genes that may be involved is not well defined. The COLIA1 and COLIA2 genes encode polypeptide constituents of collagen...
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