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Polymorphisms in the HOXD4 gene are not associated with peak bone mineral density in Chinese nuclear families.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica - 1 Aug 2010
Zhang Hao, He Jin-wei, Gao Gao, Yue Hua, Yu Jin-bo, Hu Wei-wei, Gu Jie-mei, Hu Yun-qiu, Li Miao, Fu Wen-zhen, Liu Yu-juan, Zhang Zhen-lin
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To determine the associations between HOXD4 gene polymorphisms with peak bone mineral density (BMD) throughing measuring three tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (tagSNPs), including rs1867863, rs13418078, and rs4972504, in HOXD4. METHODS: Four hundred Chinese nuclear families with male offspring (1215 subjects) and 401 Chinese nuclear families with female offspring (1260 subjects) were recruited. BMD...
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