Article
A1330V polymorphism of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 gene and self-reported incident fractures in Japanese female patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Jan 2009
Furuya Takefumi, Urano Tomohiko, Ikari Katsunori, Kotake Shigeru, Inoue Satoshi, Hara Masako, Momohara Shigeki, Kamatani Naoyuki, Yamanaka Hisashi
Abstract excerpt
We attempted to determine whether the A1330V polymorphism of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) gene is associated with a risk of self-reported incident fractures and hypercholesterolemia in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DNA samples, laboratory data, and clinical data were obtained from 563 female RA patients who participated in the Institute of Rheumatology...
Topics
- Aged
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Asian People
- Cholesterol
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Fractures, Bone
- Humans
- Japan
- LDL-Receptor Related Proteins