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[Collagen type I gene polymorphism in children and young adults with neoplastic disease].
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego - 1 Mar 2008
Sawicka-Zukowska Małgorzata, Muszyńska-Rosłan Katarzyna, Krawczuk-Rybak Maryna, Galicka Anna, Panasiuk Anna
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Osteoporosis has multifactorial and poligenetic basis. One of the most important genetic factor, often associated with increased susceptibility to fractures and lower bone mass, is the polymorphism of the gene of collagen type I alpha 1 (COLIA1). Significant ethnic differences were found in the distribution of specific COLIA1 genotypes. Comorbidity of potentially unfavourable genotype and childhood...
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