Relation of Alleles of the Collagen Type Iα1 Gene to Bone Density and the Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
- 9 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 338 (15) , 1016-1021
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199804093381502
Abstract
Osteoporosis is a common disorder with a strong genetic component. One way in which the genetic component could be expressed is through polymorphism of COLIA1, the gene for collagen type Iα1, a bone-matrix protein.Keywords
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