Article
[Genetics of osteoporosis].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Dec 2004
Cohen-Solal M, de Vernejoul M C
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease involving genetic component and several environmental factors. Some rare diseases that are associated with osteoporosis such as Lobstein disease or the "pseudoglial osteoporosis" syndrom are monogenetic. Nevertheless common osteoporosis is a polygenic affection resulting from the interaction between the polymorphism of different genes and the environmental factors. The...
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