Osteoporosis and polymorphisms of osteoprotegerin gene in postmenopausal women – a pilot study
Objectives: Osteoprotegerin (OPG) has an important role in bone remodeling, and it has been proposed that the OPG gene might be a candidate gene for osteoporosis predisposition. Several studies have already assessed the connection between OPG gene polymorphism and bone mineral density (BMD). In th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2016-03-01
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Series: | Rheumatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.termedia.pl/Osteoporosis-and-polymorphisms-of-osteoprotegerin-gene-in-postmenopausal-women-a-pilot-study,18,27168,1,1.html |