Title : Genome-wide copy-number-variation study identified a susceptibility gene, UGT2B17, for osteoporosis.

Pub. Date : 2008 Dec

PMID : 18992858






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1 Because UGT2B17 encodes an enzyme catabolizing steroid hormones, we measured the concentrations of serum testosterone and estradiol for 236 young Chinese males and assessed their UGT2B17 copy number. Testosterone UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 2 member B17 Homo sapiens
2 Subjects without UGT2B17 had significantly higher concentrations of testosterone and estradiol. Testosterone UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 2 member B17 Homo sapiens