Studies of COLIA1 alleles in the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoporosis : a summary
Collagen is the major protein of bone, and an intronic polymorphism of the COLIA1 gene is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and with osteoporotic vertebral fracture. This polymorphism has not been extensively studied in hip fracture. We screened a cohort of 661 females with osteoporotic...
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University of Aberdeen
2002
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.395138 |