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Interactions of osteoporosis candidate genes for age at menarche, age at natural menopause, and maximal height in Han Chinese women.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2011
Zhao Lin, Cui Bin, Liu Jian-min, Zhang Min-jia, Zhao Hong-yan, Sun Li-hao, Tao Bei, Zhang Lian-zhen, Ning Guang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Age at menarche (AAM), age at natural menopause (ANM), and maximal height are closely related to bone mineral densities and osteoporosis. It is still unclear whether osteoporosis susceptibility genes are also associated with AAM, ANM, and maximal height in Chinese women. METHODS: In this relatively large cross-sectional sample of 722 Han Chinese postmenopausal women, 22 single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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