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A specific haplotype in potential miRNAs binding sites of secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1) is associated with BMD variation in osteoporosis.
Gene - 30 Nov 2018
Amjadi-Moheb Fatemeh, Hosseini Seyed Reza, Kosari-Monfared Mohadeseh, Ghadami Elham, Nooreddini Hajighorban, Akhavan-Niaki Haleh
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PURPOSE: Osteoporosis is an important multifactorial disease which is largely influenced by Wnt signaling pathway. Considering regulatory single nucleotide polymorphisms in Wnt signaling pathway may pave the road of understanding the genetic basis of predisposition to osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to determine the possible association between variants of SFRP1 and WNT5b, and osteoporosis incidence risk....
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