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Opposite associations of osteoprotegerin and ZBTB40 polymorphisms with bone mineral density of the hip in postmenopausal Taiwanese women.
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA - 1 Jul 2012
Chao Tai-Huang, Yu Hsing-Ning, Huang Chi-Chuan, Liu Wen-Sheng, Lu Ko-Hsiu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An elevated annual incidence rate of hip fracture has been reported among elderly Taiwanese. Moreover, bone mineral density (BMD) is the single most reliable predictor of fragility fractures. We aimed to identify the association between gene sequence variants and hip BMD in postmenopausal Taiwanese women. METHODS: We prospectively analyzed data from 163 postmenopausal Taiwanese women to test an...
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