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Association between bone mineral density and LDL receptor-related protein 5 gene polymorphisms in young Korean men.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Jun 2004
Koh Jung Min, Jung Min Hui, Hong Jeong Soo, Park Hyung Joo, Chang Jae Suk, Shin Hyoung Doo, Kim Shin Yoon, Kim Ghi Su
Abstract excerpt
Recently, It has been reported that the LDL receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) regulates bone formation, and that mutations of the gene cause osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome or high bone mass phenotypes. However, the mutations cannot explain a genetic trait for osteoporosis in the general population because of their rarity. From 219 Korean men aged 20-34 yr, we looked for six known polymorphisms causing amino...
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