Article
The Effect of Polymorphisms in SPP1 on Risk of Fracture: A Case-Control Study.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 12 Dec 2015
Zhao Yanpeng, Zhang Lihai, Mao Zhi, Zhang Yahui, Su Xiuyun, Cao Yanxiang, Tang Peifu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to investigate the correlation between rs4754 and rs6840362 polymorphisms of secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1) gene and fracture risk. MATERIAL AND METHODS rs4754 and rs6840362 were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) in 130 patients with fracture and 107 healthy controls matched with the former by age and sex....
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