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Correlation of estrogen receptor beta gene polymorphisms with spinal bone mineral density in peri- and post-menopausal Greek women.
Maturitas - 20 Mar 2006
Efstathiadou Z, Koukoulis G, Stakias N, Challa A, Zintzaras E, Tsatsoulis A
Abstract excerpt
Estrogens play a significant role in bone physiology. Their action is mainly exerted through their receptors. Estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) plays a major role in bone homeostasis and there is evidence suggesting that estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) has also an effect on BMD. We investigated the possible effect of two ERbeta gene polymorphisms on spinal bone mineral density (BMD) and metabolic bone markers in...
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