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Sex-specific association of the glucocorticoid receptor gene with extreme BMD.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Feb 2008
Peng Yu-Mei, Lei Shu-Feng, Guo Yan, Xiong Dong-Hai, Yan Han, Wang Liang, Guo Yan-Fang, Deng Hong-Wen
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UNLABELLED: To study the role of the GR gene on BMD regulation in the Chinese, a sex-specific association study was performed. The results indicated that GR variation contributed to the extreme BMD variation in the Chinese. INTRODUCTION: The glucocorticoid (GC) receptor (GR) gene is an important candidate gene for BMD regulation in GC-induced osteoporosis (GIO). However, no study has explored the genetic effects...
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