Article
Genetic variation in alpha 2HS-glycoprotein is related to calcaneal broadband ultrasound attenuation in older women.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Jul 1998
Zmuda J M, Eichner J E, Ferrell R E, Bauer D C, Kuller L H, Cauley J A
Abstract excerpt
Calcaneal broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) is an independent predictor of hip and vertebral fractures. BUA is under genetic control, but the specific genes contributing to BUA are not well defined. We examined the relationship between genetic variation in alpha2HS-glycoprotein (AHSG), an ab...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aging
- Alleles
- Blood Proteins
- Body Mass Index
- Body Weight
- Bone Density
- Calcaneus
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Random Allocation
- Ultrasonography
- alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein