POLYMORPHISMS OF ESTROGEN METABOLISM-RELATED GENES ESR1 , UGT2B17 , AND UGT1A1 ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH OSTEOPOROSIS IN ARTIFICIAL MENOPAUSAL JAPANESE WOMEN

Polymorphisms of estrogen metabolism-related genes ESR1 , UGT2B17 , and UGT1A1 are not associated with osteoporosis in artificial menopausal Japanese women

Introduction : Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) is a risk factor for osteoporosis.Previous studies have reported an association between genetic polymorphisms and the risk of developing osteoporosis.However, the relationship between osteoporosis and genetic polymorphisms in Japanese women treated with BSO is not well understood.To improve the q

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Exploring Violent and Property Crime Geographically

There are multiple geographical crime prediction techniques to use and comparing different prediction techniques therefore becomes important.In the current study we compared the accuracy (Predictive Accuracy Index) and precision (Recapture Rate Index) of simply counting crimes: Simple Count with Kernel Density Estimation in the prediction of where

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