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    Association between leg bowing and serum alkaline phosphatase level regardless of the presence of a radiographic growth plate abnormality in pediatric patients with genu varum

    When children around 2 years of age show leg bowing and diseases are ruled out based on radiographic findings without conducting blood tests, they are classified as “physiologic” genu varum. Since whether or n...

    Yuko Sakamoto, Muneaki Ishijima, Mayuko Kinoshita in Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (2018)

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    Association of gene polymorphisms and bone density in Japanese girls

    Although some studies have reported a relationship between several candidate polymorphic genes and bone mineral density (BMD), little is known concerning the genetic factors influencing BMD in children. This ...

    Kiyoe Katsumata, Kyoko Nishizawa, Atsushi Unno in Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (2002)

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    Analysis of the stable levels of messenger RNA derived from different polymorphic alleles in the vitamin D receptor gene

    The association between polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene and bone mineral density (BMD) has been studied by many investigators. However, the question of how polymorphisms in the gene modulat...

    Masayo Yamagata, Shigeo Nakajima, Akifumi Tokita in Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (1999)

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    Intestinal absorption of AACa in bile duct ligated rats

    Akifumi Tokita, Takeshi Maruyama, Toshio Mori in Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (1993)

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    Osteoporosis in a boy with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

    We describe a 16-year-old boy with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism associated with osteoporosis. Osteoporotic lesions of the hands, skull and spine were shown by routine radiography. Single-photon abs...

    Madoka Arisaka, Osamu Arisaka, Atsuto Hosaka in Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (1989)