Are quantitative ultrasound and radiographic absorptiometry associated with vertebral deformity in Japanese Women : the Hizen-Oshima study?
Both calcaneal SI and metacarpal BMD were associated with prevalence of vertebral deformity. Furthermore, the prevalence widely varied with age at any given bone value.
The APOE epsilon4 allele is associated with significantly faster progression of disability in MS. This is the first genetic factor to be identified with a major impact on the progression of disability in this disease.