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Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) gene polymorphisms are associated with bone mass in both Chinese and whites.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Mar 2007
Xiong Dong-Hai, Lei Shu-Feng, Yang Fang, Wang Liang, Peng Yu-Mei, Wang Wei, Recker Robert R, Deng Hong-Wen
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UNLABELLED: In this study, the associations of novel LRP5 variants with BMD variation were detected and some replicated in the two ethnic groups of Chinese and white origins, respectively. These data support the concept that LRP5 variation can contribute to minor and major variation in bone structure. INTRODUCTION: Mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) gene have been shown to...
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