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Does apolipoprotein E genotype relate to BMD and bone markers in postmenopausal women?
Maturitas - 15 Jan 2000
Heikkinen A M, Kröger H, Niskanen L, Komulainen M H, Ryynänen M, Parviainen M T, Tuppurainen M T, Honkanen R, Saarikoski S
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OBJECTIVES: Bone mineral density (BMD) and development of osteoporosis are partly determined by genetic factors. The associations between one of suggested candidate, apolipoprotein E (apo E) genotype to bone mineral density (BMD) and bone biochemical markers was studied in 464 subjects recruited from a population-based group of early postmenopausal women (n = 13100). Additionally, the influence of apo E genotype...
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