No association of the polymorphisms of the frizzled-related protein gene with peak bone mineral density in Chinese nuclear families

• Autors principals: Yue Hua (Autor), Zhang Hao (Autor), He Jin-Wei (Autor), Gao Gao (Autor), Zhang Zhen-Lin (Autor), Hu Wei-Wei (Autor), Gu Jie-Mei (Autor), Fu Wen-Zhen (Autor), Hu Yun-Qiu (Autor), Li Miao (Autor), Liu Yu-Juan (Autor), Yu Jin-Bo (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: BMC, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway plays an important role in skeletal development. Polymorphisms of frizzled-related protein (FRZB), an antagonist of this pathway, may generate variations in bone mineral density (BMD). In this s...