Genetics research is a fascinating field, and it's especially exciting to hear about work being done to understand more completely the hereditary component of osteoporosis. A pair of articles to be published in an upcoming issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (but available online now at http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0801197?query=TOC and http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMe0803046?query=TOC ) discuss recent advances in the work to determine who might be...
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Osteoporosis Genes?
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Interview With Dr. Catherine Gordon on Idiopathic Juvenile...
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Osteoporosis: Causes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
CausesBecause the patterns of reforming and resorbing bone often vary from patient to patient, doctors believe several different factors account for... Read more »
Osteoporosis: Symptoms
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About 10 million adults in the United States have osteoporosis, and another 34 million have low bone mass that places them at risk for developing... Read more »
Introduction to Osteoporosis
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Osteoporosis
Normal bone is dense and strong. Bones with osteoporosis become porous because of deterioration of the bone tissue, which leads to bone fragility and... Read more »
Your Genetic Makeup
Source: Breastcancer.org
Every cell comes with a central control panel, a nucleus that contains your genes and chromosomes—the ultimate instruction manual for your body.... Read more »
Genetics
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Genetics is the study of heredity, the process in which a parent passes certain genes onto their children. A person's appearance -- height, hair... Read more »
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