Article
OPG, RANKL, and RANK gene polymorphisms and the bone mineral density response to alendronate therapy in postmenopausal Chinese women with osteoporosis or osteopenia.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jan 2016
Zheng Hui, Wang Chun, He Jin-Wei, Fu Wen-Zhen, Zhang Zhen-Lin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to explore the association between OPG, RANKL, and RANK gene variations and the bone mineral density (BMD) response to alendronate therapy in postmenopausal Chinese women with osteoporosis or osteopenia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the present study, 40 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the OPG, RANKL, and RANK genes were genotyped in 501 postmenopausal Chinese women with...
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