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Genetic analysis of recently identified osteoporosis susceptibility genes in southern Chinese.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2013
Xiao Su-Mei, Kung Annie W C, Sham Pak C, Tan Kathryn C B
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CONTEXT: Fifty-six genomic loci recently were identified as associated with bone mineral density (BMD) in a large meta-analysis study of mainly European-descent subjects. Circulating factors related to calcium and phosphate metabolism, eg, serum levels of calcium, phosphate, vitamin D metabolites, PTH, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), may affect bone turnover and metabolism. OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: We aimed to...
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