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No associations between OPG gene polymorphisms or serum levels and measures of osteoporosis in elderly Australian women.
Bone - 1 Jan 2007
Ueland T, Bollerslev J, Wilson S G, Dick I M, Islam F M A, Mullin B H, Devine A, Prince R L
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Bone mass is the single most important risk factor for osteoporotic fractures in the elderly and is mainly influenced by genetic factors accounting for 40-75% of the inter-individual variation. Critical for the bone remodeling process is the balance between the newly discovered members of the tumor necrosis factor ligand and receptor superfamilies, osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear...
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