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The effects of ApoE gene polymorphisms on lumbar spine bone mineral density and carotid atherosclerosis.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Feb 2012
Hou Jianming, Wu Huinan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We analyzed the correlation between osteoporosis and carotid atherosclerosis (CA) by exploring the effects of ApoE gene polymorphisms on bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine and CA. DESIGN AND METHODS: We selected 221 elderly Han male patients and divided them into four groups: control, CA, BMD↓, and CA+BMD↓ according to their carotid ultrasonography and lumbar BMD results. ApoE gene...
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