Prolactin rs1341239 T allele may have protective role against the brick tea type skeletal fluorosis.

<h4>Objective</h4>Prolactin (PRL) has been reported to be associated with increased bone turnover, and increased bone turnover is also a feature of skeletal fluorosis (SF). Autocrine/paracrine production of PRL is regulated by the extrapituitary promoter and a polymorphism in the extrapi...

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Main Authors: Bing-Yun Li, Yan-Mei Yang, Yang Liu, Jing Sun, Yan Ye, Xiao-Na Liu, Hong-Xu Liu, Zhen-Qi Sun, Mang Li, Jing Cui, Dian-Jun Sun, Yan-Hui Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171011&type=printable