The RANK/RANKL/OPG signaling is important in the regulation of bone turnover. The aim of the present work was to analyze the rs3018362 and rs12585014 polymorphisms in the RANK and RANKL genes, as well as risk factors in postmenopausal women. Women with hip fracture, with femoral neck osteoporosis and controls (n = 646) were recruited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Polymorphisms in Interleukin-6 (IL6) and its receptor (IL6R) have been associated with bone mineral density. In this work, the G-174C and G-572C polymorphisms in IL6, G-208A, and Asp358Ala in IL6R were analyzed in Mexican women with hip fracture.
Methods: Postmenopausal Mexican women (60 years or over) with hip fragility fracture (77.