Genetic variant of lactase-persistent C/T-13910 is associated with bone fractures in very old age

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-82

  Enattah, Nabil S ^a,b   Sulkava, Raimo ^c,d   Halonen, Pirjo ^c   Kontula, Kimmo ^a   Järvelä, Irma ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adult type hypolactasia; Bone fractures; Elderly people; Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

Indexed keywords

LACTASE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WRIST FRACTURE; BONE DENSITY; FINLAND; GENETICS; METABOLISM; WRIST INJURY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LACTASE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 14544308463     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53014.x     Document Type: Article

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