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Allelic variants of human calcitonin receptor: distribution and association with bone mass in postmenopausal Italian women.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 17 Apr 1998
Masi L, Becherini L, Gennari L, Colli E, Mansani R, Falchetti A, Cepollaro C, Gonnelli S, Tanini A, Brandi M L
Abstract excerpt
Bone mass could be under control of several polymorphic genes which can modulate bone turnover via reciprocal interactions. One of the genes that can be involved in this process is the calcitonin receptor (CTR) gene. Evidence from cDNA cloning has shown that CTRs have seven potential transmembrane domains and they are known to be expressed in several tissues. In a Japanese population was discovered a novel...
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