Article
COL1A1 haplotypes and hip fracture.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Apr 2012
Urreizti Roser, Garcia-Giralt Natàlia, Riancho José A, González-Macías Jesús, Civit Sergi, Güerri Roberto, Yoskovitz Guy, Sarrion Patricia, Mellivobsky Leonardo, Díez-Pérez Adolfo, Nogués Xavier, Balcells Susana, Grinberg Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Fragility fractures resulting from low-trauma events such as a fall from standing height are associated with osteoporosis and are very common in older people, especially women. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the COL1A1 gene (rs1107946, rs11327935, and rs1800012) have been widely...
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