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SUBMITTER: Wang F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4279182 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BioMed research international 20141215
Several studies report that the OPG is an important candidate gene in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. This study aimed to detect the potential association of OPG gene polymorphisms with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. We recruited 928 subjects containing 463 with primary postmenopausal osteoporosis and 465 healthy volunteers as controls. The BMD of neck hip, lumbar spine (L(2-4)), and total hip were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Through the created restriction site ...[more]