Article
Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphism with bone mineral density in postmenopausal Japanese women.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Mar 2000
Miyao M, Morita H, Hosoi T, Kurihara H, Inoue S, Hoshino S, Shiraki M, Yazaki Y, Ouchi Y
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of osteoporosis is controlled by genetic and environmental factors. Considering the high prevalence of osteoporosis in homocystinuria, abnormal homocysteine metabolism would contribute to the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. It is known that the polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofo...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Amino Acids
- Analysis of Variance
- Biomarkers
- Bone Density
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
- Middle Aged
- Osteocalcin
- Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Postmenopause