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Association of polymorphisms in the leptin and leptin receptor genes with inflammatory mediators in patients with osteoporosis.
Endocrine - 1 Oct 2013
Ye Xing L, Lu Chun F
Abstract excerpt
Bone mass and inflammation are implicated in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. We hypothesized that leptin and leptin receptor gene might be associated with osteoporosis by activating the inflammatory pathway. Therefore, we analyzed polymorphisms of the leptin (gene symbol, LEP) and leptin receptor (gene symbol, LEPR) genes and determined their associations with proinflammatory cytokine levels in patients with...
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