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Association of LCT -13910C>T polymorphism and hip fracture in a cohort of older adult population from Northern Spain.
Gene - 30 May 2021
Kleinbielen Tamara, Palencia-Madrid Leire, Garcia-Ibarbia Carmen, Ortiz Fernando, Riancho José A, M de Pancorbo Marian
Abstract excerpt
Hip fracture is a common health problem very frequent in the older adult population and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and societal costs. There are several factors that increase the risk of suffering a hip fracture, however, the effect of genetic lactase non-persistence is not clear-cut yet. For this reason, we investigated if the LCT -13910C>T polymorphism is a potential risk factor for...
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