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Association of interleukin-1 beta (-511C/T) polymorphisms with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Chao Tai-Hung, Yu Hsing-Ning, Huang Chi-Chuan, Liu Wen-Shen, Tsai Ya-Wen, Wu Wen-Tung
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Osteoporosis is a common disease of the elderly, in which genetic and clinical factors contribute to the disease phenotype. Since the production of interleukin-1 (IL-1) has been implicated in the bone mass and skeletal disorders, we investigated whether IL-1 system gene polymorphisms are associated with the pathogenesis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal Taiwanese women. METHODS:...
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