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MCP-1 and CCR2 gene variants and the risk for osteoporosis and osteopenia.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Apr 2012
Eraltan Hakan, Cacina Canan, Kahraman Ozlem Timirci, Kurt Ozlem, Aydogan Hulya Yilmaz, Uyar Mehmet, Can Ayşe, Cakmakoğlu Bedia
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AIM: In this study, we investigated whether monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) and CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) gene polymorphisms account for an increased risk of osteoporosis or osteopenia. METHODS: Three hundred three postmenopausal women, 80 osteoporotic, 123 osteopenic, and 100 unrelated age-matched healthy controls, were included in the study. Genotyping of MCP-1 A2518G and CCR2 V64I gene...
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