Relationship between glycemic control and OPG gene polymorphisms with lower bone mineral density in patients with type 1 Diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Melina Bezerra Loureiro (Author), Marcela Abbott Galvão Ururahy (Author), Karla Simone Costa de Souza (Author), Yonara Monique da Costa Oliveira (Author), Heglayne Pereira Vital da Silva (Author), Raul Hernandes Bortolin (Author), João Felipe Bezerra (Author), Rosario Dominguez Crespo Hirata (Author), José Jorge Maciel-Neto (Author), Ricardo Fernando Arrais (Author), Maria das Graças Almeida (Author), Mario Hiroyuki Hirata (Author), Adriana Augusto de Rezende (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to investigate the bone mineral density (BMD) of patients with type 1 Diabetes mellitus (T1DM). We also assessed the association between osteoprotegerin (OPG) genetic polymorphisms and BMD. Genotyping was performed for 1181G>C and 163A>G OPG polymorphi...