ea0049ep234 | Bone & Osteoporosis | ECE2017
Simoes Raquel
, Freitas Joana
, Barbosa Ana Paula
, Mascarenhas Mario
, Bicho Manuel
Objectives: To study the association of Beta-2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene polymorphism Arg16Gly with bone mineral density and metabolic parameters of bone remodelling.Materials and methods: BMD (g/cm2) was measured by DEXA in 105 post-menopausal women: 35 with normal BMD (age=58.30±1.33 years; BMI=28.18 [19.13-39.87] kg/m2) and 70 with osteoporosis (age=68.30±1.09 years; BMI=28.90 [20.78-43.86] kg/m2). Met...