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Role of APOE Gene in Bone Mineral Density and Incidence of Bone Fractures in Brazilian Postmenopausal Women.
Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry - 1 Jan 2000
Souza Leticia S, Rochette Neuza Felix, Pedrosa Diego França, Magnago Rafaella P Lopes, Filho Teodiano B Freire, Vieira Fernando Luiz H, Fin Irani do Carmo F, Eis Sergio R, Graceli Jones B, Rangel Leticia B A, Silva Ian V
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is one of the major diseases that affects mostly postmenopausal women. Despite being a multifactorial disease, some genes have been shown to play an important role in osteoporosis. Bone mineral density (BMD) is still largely used to diagnose it, although many other biomarkers are used to better follow the disease onset. It has been shown that the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene could be a biomarker for...
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