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Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) variation in fracture prone children.
Bone - 1 Apr 2010
Saarinen Anne, Mäyränpää Mervi K, Lehesjoki Anna-Elina, Mäkitie Outi
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OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have confirmed that the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 gene (LRP5), plays a role in bone mass accrual and in susceptibility to osteoporotic fractures in adults. This study evaluated whether LRP5 variation is implicated in childhood fractures. PATIENTS...
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