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Polymorphisms of four bone mineral density candidate genes in Chinese populations and comparison with other populations of different ethnicity.
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism - 1 Jan 2003
Lei Shu-Feng, Deng Fei-Yan, Liu Xiang-Hua, Huang Qi-Ren, Qin Yuejuan, Zhou Qi, Jiang De-Ke, Li Yu-Mei, Mo Xiao-Yang, Liu Man-Yuan, Chen Xiang-Ding, Wu Xiu-Shan, Shen Hui, Dvornyk Volodymyr, Zhao Langjuan, Recker Robert R, Deng Hong-Wen
Abstract excerpt
Studies on polymorphisms of candidate genes and their association with bone mineral density (BMD) have been reported in many populations, but few have been reported in Chinese populations. We investigated polymorphisms of the following five commonly used markers of four prominent BMD candidate genes with the purpose of identifying useful genetic markers for osteoporosis genetic research in Chinese: the Sp1 and...
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