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Enhancement of absolute fracture risk prognosis with genetic marker: the collagen I alpha 1 gene.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Nov 2009
Tran Bich N H, Nguyen Nguyen D, Center Jacqueline R, Eisman John A, Nguyen Tuan V
Abstract excerpt
An important objective of genetic research in osteoporosis is to translate genotype data into the prognosis of fracture. The present study sought to develop a prognostic model for predicting osteoporotic fracture by using information from a genetic marker and clinical risk factors. It was designed as a prospective epidemiological study which involved 894 women of Caucasian background aged 60+ years who had been...
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