Calcium-sensing receptor polymorphisms increase the risk of osteoporosis in ageing males

Endocrine. 2018 Aug;61(2):349-352. doi: 10.1007/s12020-017-1429-8. Epub 2017 Oct 10.

Authors

Andrea Di Nisio¹, Maria Santa Rocca¹, Marco Ghezzi¹, Maurizio De Rocco Ponce¹, Stefano Taglianetti¹, Mario Plebani², Alberto Ferlin¹, Carlo Foresta³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padova, Italy.
² Department of Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
³ Department of Medicine, Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padova, Italy. carlo.foresta@unipd.it.

PMID: 29019102
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-017-1429-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Age of Onset
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging / physiology
Cohort Studies
DNA Mutational Analysis
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Osteoporosis / epidemiology
Osteoporosis / genetics*
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
Receptors, Calcium-Sensing / genetics*
Risk Factors
Sex Factors

Substances

CASR protein, human
Receptors, Calcium-Sensing