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Association between fat-mass-and-obesity-associated (FTO) gene and hip fracture susceptibility.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Aug 2014
Tran Bich, Nguyen Nguyen D, Center Jacqueline R, Eisman John A, Nguyen Tuan V
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Common variants in the fat-mass-and-obesity-associated (FTO) gene are related to body mass index (BMI), which is a predictor of hip fracture risk. This study sought to examine the association between variants in the FTO gene and hip fracture risk. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: This is a prospective study including 934 postmenopausal women aged 60 years and above living in Dubbo, Australia (Dubbo...
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