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COL1A1 Sp1 polymorphism predicts perimenopausal and early postmenopausal spinal bone loss.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Sept 2001
MacDonald H M, McGuigan F A, New S A, Campbell M K, Golden M H, Ralston S H, Reid D M
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Genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis but the genes that determine susceptibility to poor bone health are defined incompletely. Previous work has shown that a polymorphism that affects an Spl binding site in the COLIA1 gene is associated with reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture in several populations. Data from cross-sectional...
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