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Osteoporosis
Recent findings in osteoporosis described
September 1st, 2005
Osteoporosis research advances have been reported from the United States. Study 1: The insulin-like growth factor I gene doesn't appear to have an effect on bone mineral density in premenopausal Chinese women. "Osteoporosis is a major public health problem, mainly characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD). BMD is a complex trait that is determined by multiple genes. Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is an important growth factor of bone and thus IGF-I gene has been considered as an attractive candidate gene for osteoporosis. A few studies on the relationship between variants of the IGF-I gene and BMD variation, via traditional association...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-01)
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