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The association between postmenopausal vertebral bone mineral density and estrogen receptor gene alleles in ethnic Japanese living in western Japan.
Research communications in molecular pathology and pharmacology - 1 Jul 2001
Ushiroyama T, Heishi M, Higashio S, Ikeda A, Ueki M
Abstract excerpt
Bone mass and its mineral content has been shown to be under genetic control. Our purpose in this study was to assess whether estrogen receptor genotypes influence changes in bone mass in post menopausal Japanese women and clarify the regional differences in Japanese women. Pvu II and Xba I restr...
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