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Association of interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms with bone mineral density in Mexican women.
Archives of medical research - 1 Aug 2008
Magaña Jonathan J, Gómez Rocío, Cisneros Bulmaro, Casas Leonora, Valdés-Flores Margarita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The interleukin-6 gene (IL-6) stimulates osteoclast development; therefore, it has been implicated in osteoporosis. In this study, the association of osteoporosis with three IL-6 gene markers (a CA dinucleotide repeat and two single nucleotide polymorphisms [SNPs]: G-174C and G-572C) was tested in the Mexican population. METHODS: Population sample was comprised of 70 osteoporotic women, 70...
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