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Androgen receptor CAG repeat size is associated with stress fracture risk: a pilot study.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Oct 2011
Yanovich Ran, Milgrom Roni, Friedman Eitan, Moran Daniel S
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BACKGROUND: Stress fractures commonly affect military recruits during basic training. Several lines of evidence suggest genetic factors are involved in stress fracture predisposition. As gender steroid hormone levels and activity have been implicated in affecting bone strength, one of the candidate genes likely to be involved is the androgen receptor gene. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We assessed the possible involvement...
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