Article
No evidence for linkage and/or association of human alpha2-HS glycoprotein gene with bone mineral density variation in Chinese nuclear families.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Sept 2003
Liu X H, Liu Y J, Jiang D K, Li Y M, Li M X, Qin Y J, Jian W X, Zhou Q, Deng H W
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is an important health problem in the world. Alpha2-HS glycoprotein (AHSG) is involved in bone formation and metabolism and has been considered as an important candidate gene for osteoporosis. In this study, we simultaneously tested linkage and/or association of the AHSG gene with the variation of bone mineral density (BMD), an important risk factor for osteoporosis. A sample of 1,260 subjects from...
Topics
- Absorptiometry, Photon
- Adult
- Asian People
- Blood Proteins
- Bone Density
- Bone and Bones
- DNA
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
