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Collagen type I alpha1 Sp1 polymorphism, osteoporosis, and intervertebral disc degeneration in older men and women.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jan 2004
Pluijm S M F, van Essen H W, Bravenboer N, Uitterlinden A G, Smit J H, Pols H A P, Lips P
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OBJECTIVES: To examine whether collagen type I alpha1 (COLIA1) Sp1 polymorphism is associated with osteoporosis and/or intervertebral disc degeneration in older people. METHODS: COLIA1 genotype was determined in 966 men and women (>/=65 years) of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. The guanine (G) to thymidine (T) polymorphism in the first intron of the COLIA1 gene was detected by PCR and MscI digestion. In...
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