Article
[Effect of osteoprotegerin gene polymorphism on bone mass in postmenopausal women].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 17 Feb 2004
Cheng Qun, Zhu Han-min, Miao Ying-xin, Zhu Xiao-ying, Chen Xiao-ping, Zhang Xue-mei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of promoter region polymorphism of osteoprotegerin (OPG) gene on bone mineral density (BMD) and markers of bone turnover in postmenopausal women. METHODS: The OPG genotype were determined by PCR-RFLP in 259 postmenopausal women of Han race in Shanghai area, and BMD at lumbar-spine, femoral neck, trochanter and Ward's triangle etc., were measured by dual-energy X-ray...
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