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TNFRSF11B polymorphisms are associated with metabolic traits in Uyghur and Han ethnic groups.
Endocrine research - 1 Jan 2014
Jiang Xiao-Yan, Cai Jian, Wang Hong-Bao, Li Xiang, Chen Yan, Wang Jing, Lin Ren-Yong
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UNLABELLED: Abstract Introduction: To test whether genetic variants of osteoprotegerin gene (TNFRSF11B) affect metabolic traits (body mass index [BMI], glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol) and bone mass traits. METHODS: We conducted a population based association study to investigate associations of eight tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNPs) of the TNFRSF11B gene with the aforementioned traits in...
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