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Investigation of the relationship between osteoporosis and the collagenase gene by means of polymorphism of the 5'upstream region of this gene.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Jan 1995
Thiry-Blaise L M, Taquet A N, Reginster J Y, Nusgens B, Franchimont P, Lapière C M
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is a slowly progressing disease resulting from an imbalance between bone accretion and degradation. As interstitial collagenase is a key enzyme in the degradation of bone matrix, we investigated a possible relationship between the collagenase gene and osteoporosis. Analysis of an amplified genomic DNA fragment from -524 to +52 by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and sequencing allowed us to...
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