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Association of GALNT3 gene polymorphisms with bone mineral density in Chinese postmenopausal women: the Peking Vertebral Fracture study.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 May 2014
Li Nan, Wang Xiran, Jiang Yan, Wang Wenbo, Huang Wei, Zheng Xin, Wang Qiuping, Ning Zhiwei, Pei Yu, Li Chunlin, Nie Min, Li Mei, Wang Ou, Xing Xiaoping, He Shuli, Yu Wei, Lin Qiang, Xu Ling, Xia Weibo
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OBJECTIVE: GALNT3 gene encodes the glycosyltransferase polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-3 (ppGalNacT3), which initiates the O-glycosylation of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) that is important in phosphorous regulation. Inactivating mutations of the GALNT3 gene can cause familial tumoral calcinosis. The aim of present study is to investigate the association of GALNT3 polymorphisms with...
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