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Type 2 deiodinase Thr92Ala polymorphism is associated with a reduction in bone mineral density: A community-based korean genome and epidemiology study.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Sept 2020
Kang Yea Eun, Kang Young Mi, Park Boyoung, Shong Minho, Yi Hyon-Seung
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OBJECTIVE: Type 2 deiodinase (DIO2)-mediated thyroid hormone synthesis stimulates osteoblast activity and increases the expression of osteoblast differentiation markers, but there are no large cohort studies to identify the role of the DIO2 polymorphism in bone mineral density in humans. METHODS: To investigate the hypothesis that individuals with the DIO2 gene polymorphism are susceptible to osteoporosis, we...
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