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Association of aromatase and estrogen receptor gene polymorphisms with hip fractures.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jun 2008
Valero C, Pérez-Castrillón J L, Zarrabeitia M T, Hernández J L, Alonso M A, del Pino-Montes J, Olmos J M, González-Macías J, Riancho J A
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Two polymorphisms of the aromatase and estrogen receptor genes appeared to interact to influence the risk of hip fractures in women. INTRODUCTION: Allelic variants of the aromatase gene have been associated with bone mineral density and vertebral fractures. Our objective was to analyze the relationship between two polymorphisms of the aromatase and estrogen receptor genes and hip fractures. METHODS:...
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