Association of a Polymorphism of the Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Gene with Genetic Susceptibility to Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Japanese Women

Abstract
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is both abundant in bone and an important regulator of bone metabolism. A T→C transition at nucleotide 29 in the signal sequence region of the TGF-β1 gene results...