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Association of polymorphisms of the estrogen receptor alpha gene with bone mineral density of the femoral neck in elderly Japanese women.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jul 2002
Yamada Yoshiji, Ando Fujiko, Niino Naoakira, Ohta Shigeo, Shimokata Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
The estrogen receptor alpha gene is a candidate locus for genetic influence on bone mass. The possible association between two polymorphisms in the first intron of this gene, alone or in combination, and bone mineral density at various sites was examined in participants in the National Institute...
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