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ALDH2 polymorphisms and bone mineral density in an elderly Japanese population.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jan 2006
Yamaguchi J, Hasegawa Y, Kawasaki M, Masui T, Kanoh T, Ishiguro N, Hamajima N
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INTRODUCTION: Osteoporosis is a multifactorial genetic disease which greatly increases the risk of bone fracture in elderly persons. METHODS: Four hundred and three recipients of a community health screening program were examined for the presence/absence of osteoporosis and 11 kinds of gene polymorphisms as a means of determining the relation between these gene polymorphisms and osteoporosis. The gene...
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