TNF-α gene polymorphism and plasma TNF-α levels are related to lumbar spine bone area in healthy female Caucasian adolescents

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 629-634

  Wennberg, P ^a   Nordstrom P ^a   Lorentzon, R ^a   Lerner, U H ^a   Lorentzon, M ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE METABOLISM; BONE MINERAL; CAUCASIAN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036112495     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1460629     Document Type: Article

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