Haplotypes of intron 4 of the estrogen receptor alpha gene and hip fractures: a replication study in Caucasians

• Main Authors: González-Macías Jesús (Author), Alonso María A (Author), Zarrabeitia María T (Author), Pérez-Castrillón José L (Author), Hernández José L (Author), Velasco Javier (Author), Riancho José A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite their great impact, few genetic association studies have used hip fractures as an endpoint. However, the association of two polymorphisms on intron 4 of estrogen receptor alpha (<it>ESR1</it>) with hip fractures w...