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A susceptible haplotype within APOE gene influences BMD and intensifies the osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal women of Northwest India.
Maturitas - 1 Nov 2010
Singh Monica, Singh Puneetpal, Singh Surinder, Juneja Pawan Kumar, Kaur Taranpal
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BACKGROUND: The association of apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes with bone mineral density (BMD) and risk of osteoporosis have remained unclear. The influence of APOE gene polymorphisms on BMD as genetic mediators of osteoporosis risk needs to be explored in Indian postmenopausal females where this disease is rising rampantly. METHODS AND RESULTS: The present study investigated the role and relevance of four...
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