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SUBMITTER: Moffett SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2386283 | biostudies-literature | 2008 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moffett S P SP Oakley J I JI Cauley J A JA Lui L Y LY Ensrud K E KE Taylor B C BC Hillier T A TA Hochberg M C MC Li J J Cayabyab S S Lee J M JM Peltz G G Cummings S R SR Zmuda J M JM
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 20080304 5
<h4>Context</h4>Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a soluble decoy receptor for receptor activator nuclear factor kappa-beta that blocks osteoclastic bone resorption.<h4>Objective</h4>We investigated the association between a Lys3Asn polymorphism in the OPG gene and bone mineral density (BMD), and the risk of fracture in 6695 women aged 65 yr and older participating in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.<h4>Design</h4>BMD was measured using either single-photon absorptiometry (Osteon Osteoanalyzer; Dove ...[more]