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Replication of associations between LRP5 and ESRRA variants and bone density in premenopausal 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 Dec 2008
Giroux S, Elfassihi L, Cole D E C, Rousseau F
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Replication is a critical step to validate positive genetic associations. In this study, we tested two previously reported positive associations. The low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) Val667Met and lumbar spine bone density are replicated. This result is in line with results from large consortiums such as Genomos. However, the estrogen-related receptor alpha (ESRRA) repeat in...
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