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Association of estrogen receptor-alpha gene polymorphism with pathogenesis of osteoporosis in Korean vegetarian men.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre - 1 Jan 2010
Kim So Yeon, Kim Hyun Hee, Nam Chung Mo, Kim Hyeon Chang, Suh Il, Kang Byung Yong
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between two genetic polymorphisms (PvuII and XbaI restriction fragment length polymorphisms, RFLPs) of the estrogen receptor-alpha (ER1) gene and the quantitative ultrasound (QUS) parameters at the calcaneus. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Two hundred and sixty-six Korean vegetarian men, mean age 50.9+/-12.0 years (range 26-80), were studied....
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