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Estrogen receptor alpha CA dinucleotide repeat polymorphism is associated with rate of bone loss in perimenopausal women and bone mineral density and risk of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Apr 2008
Lai B M H, Cheung C L, Luk K D K, Kung A W C
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UNLABELLED: The association between a newly identified CA repeat polymorphism of the estrogen receptor alpha gene (ESR1) with osteoporosis was investigated. Postmenopausal women with <18 CA repeats had low BMD, increased rate of bone loss and increased fracture risk. INTRODUCTION: Studies have sh...
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