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Osteonectin/SPARC polymorphisms in Caucasian men with idiopathic osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jul 2008
Delany A M, McMahon D J, Powell J S, Greenberg D A, Kurland E S
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UNLABELLED: Animal models suggest a role for osteonectin/SPARC in determination of bone mass. We found haplotypes consisting of three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of the osteonectin gene are associated with bone density in Caucasian men with idiopathi...
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