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Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor polymorphisms and association with bone mineral density of the proximal femur in postmenopausal women.
Molecules and cells - 30 Apr 2007
Koh Jung-Min, Kim Ghi Su, Oh Bermseok, Lee Jong Yong, Park Byung Lae, Shin Hyoung Doo, Hong Jung Min, Kim Tae-Ho, Kim Shin-Yoon, Park Eui Kyun
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Osteoporosis is a common metabolic bone disease characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) with an increased risk of fracture. Low bone mass results from an imbalance between bone formation by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MIT...
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