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An SP1-binding site polymorphism in the COLIAI gene and osteoporosis in Egyptian patients with thalassemia major.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Mar 2011
Hamed Hanan M, Galal Ashraf, Ghamrawy Mona E L, Abd El Azeem Khaled, Hussein Ibtessam Ramzi, Abd-Elgawad Mona Fayez
Abstract excerpt
β-Thalassemia major is an inherited blood disorder, which mainly affects the Mediterranean region. Osteoporosis represents an important cause of morbidity in β-thalassemia major and its pathogenesis has not been completely clarified. Genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis and several candidate gene polymorphisms have been implicated in the regulation of this process. A G→T...
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