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Osteoporosis and apolipoprotein E genotype in older adults: the Rancho Bernardo study.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jan 2001
von Mühlen D G, Barrett-Connor E, Schneider D L, Morin P A, Parry P
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies reported an association between apolipoprotein E (ApoE) 4 and osteoporosis. We examined the association of ApoE 4 genotype with bone mineral density (BMD), bone loss and fracture risk in 596 men and 332 community-dwelling women aged 45-95 years. Women were postmenopausal and not using estrogen. At the baseline visit, BMD was measured at the ultradistal and midshaft radius using single photon...
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