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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism is not associated with spinal bone mineral density in peri- and postmenopausal Greek women.
Maturitas - 15 Jul 2004
Efstathiadou Z, Koukoulis G, Stakias N, Challa A, Tsatsoulis A
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OBJECTIVES: A number of studies have shown a positive relation between ApoE gene and osteoporosis or fracture risk but this finding has not been uniform in all populations studied. The aim of the present study was to determine the possible effect of ApoE gene polymorphism on spinal bone mineral density and metabolic bone markers in Greek women. METHODS: One hundred and forty-seven healthy peri- and postmenopausal...
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