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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the P2X7 gene are associated to fracture risk and to effect of estrogen treatment.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jul 2007
Ohlendorff Stine D, Tofteng Charlotte L, Jensen Jens-Erik B, Petersen Solveig, Civitelli Roberto, Fenger Mogens, Abrahamsen Bo, Hermann Anne P, Eiken Pia, Jørgensen Niklas R, Jrgensen Niklas R
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OBJECTIVES: The purinergic P2RX7 receptor (P2RX7) has been shown to play a role in the regulation of osteoblast and osteoclast activity. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of polymorphisms in exon 13 of the P2X7 gene and the association with osteoclast apoptosis in vitro and bone status in vivo. METHODS: A total of 1764 postmenopausal women were genotyped for three single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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