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Influence of polymorphisms in insulin-like growth factor-1 on the risk of osteoporosis in a Chinese postmenopausal female population.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Li Feng, Xing Wen-Hua, Yang Xue-Jun, Jiang Hai-Yan, Xia Hong
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We conducted a case-control study in a Chinese postmenopausal population, and explore the potential role of the promoter region variation of the IGF-1 gene in bone mineral density and osteoporosis risk. 485 postmenopausal women with a primary diagnosis of osteoporosis and 485 age-matched controls were selected between 2012 and 2014. The Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP)...
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