Apolipoprotein E and undercaboxylated osteocalcin are associated with bone fragility but not with bone mineral density in osteoarthritis patients

Journal of Translational Medicine - Tập 9 - Trang 1-2 - 2011
Ana Rodrigues1,2, Joana Caetano-Lopes1, Ana Lopes1, Ana C Vale3, Inês Aleixo1, Inês P Perpétuo1, Ana S Pena1, Alexandra Faustino1, Alexandre Sepriano1, Joaquim Polido-Pereira1,2, Elsa Vieira-Sousa1,2, Bruno Vidal1, José C Romeu2, Pedro M Amaral3, Luís G Rosa3, José A Pereira da Silva2, Jacinto Monteiro4, Maria F Vaz3, João E Fonseca1,2, Helena Canhão1,2
1Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2Rheumatology and Bone Metabolic Diseases Dept., Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
3Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
4Ortopaedics Dept., Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal