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Association between bone mineral density and polymorphisms of the VDR, ERalpha, COL1A1 and CTR genes in Spanish postmenopausal women.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Apr 2005
Bandrés E, Pombo I, González-Huarriz M, Rebollo A, López G, García-Foncillas J
Abstract excerpt
Bone mineral density (BMD), the major determinant of osteoporotic fracture risk, has a strong genetic component, and several candidate gene polymorphisms have been implicated in the regulation of this process. In view of the reported associations between the BMD and polymorphisms in the collagen...
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