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Association Study between the FTCDNL1 (FONG) and Susceptibility to Osteoporosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Lu Hsing-Fang, Hung Kuo-Sheng, Hsu Yu-Wen, Tai Yu-Ting, Huang Lin-Shan, Wang Yu-Jia, Wong Henry Sung-Ching, Hsu Yi-Hsiang, Chang Wei-Chiao
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by a decreased bone mineral density that results in an increased risk of fragility fractures. Previous studies indicated that genetic factors are involved in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. Polymorphisms of the FONG (FTCDNL1) gene (rs7605378) were reported to be associated with the risk of osteoporosis in a Japanese population. To assess whether...
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