Genetic variants at the Wnt/[beta]-catenin and oestrogen receptor signalling pathways are associated with low bone mineral density in dancers

Research suggests that dancers are at higher risk of developing low bone mineral density (BMD) compared with the general population. However, the associated factors contributing to low BMD in dancers are not fully understood. We aimed to assess the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Wnt/b-catenin and oestrogen receptor (ER) signalling pathways with low BMD in dancers.

Keywords

Wnt/[beta]-catenin Bone Mineral Density

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/26710

Citation

Amorim, T., Durães, C., Maia, J., Machado, J. C., Nogueira, L., Adubeiro, N., Flouris, A. D., Metsios, G. S., Marques, F., Wyon, M., & Koutedakis, Y. (2016). Genetic variants at the Wnt/[beta]-catenin and oestrogen receptor signalling pathways are associated with low bone mineral density in dancers. 43rd Annual European Calcified Tissue Society Congress, Bone Abstrats, 120–121. https://doi.org/10.1530/boneabs.5.P238