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Collagen Ialpha1 polymorphism is associated with bone characteristics in Caucasian children and young adults.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Nov 2002
van der Sluis I M, de Muinck Keizer-Schrama S M P F, Pols H A P, Lequin M H, Krenning E P, Uitterlinden A G
Abstract excerpt
A large proportion of the variation in bone mass can be explained by genetic factors. We analyzed the G to T substitution in the Sp1 binding site in the first intron of the collagen type Ialpha1 (COLIA1) gene in relation to bone mass. The genotypes GG, GT, and TT were determined in 148 Caucasian children and young adults. We performed dual energy X-ray absorptiometry twice (mean follow-up time 4.4 years), and...
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