- The Alox15 gene was recently identified as a negative regulator of peak BMD in mice. (nih.gov)
- Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase type II is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ALOX15B gene. (wikipedia.org)
- This gene encodes a member of the lipoxygenase family of structurally related nonheme iron dioxygenases involved in the production of fatty acid hydroperoxides. (wikipedia.org)
- Entrez Gene: ALOX15B arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase, type B". Human ALOX15B genome location and ALOX15B gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser. (wikipedia.org)
- Polymorphisms in human ALOX12, but not ALOX15, were significantly associated with spine BMD in white men and women, suggesting that ALOX12 may contribute to normal variation in BMD. (nih.gov)
- To assess the contribution of lipoxygenase genes to normal BMD variation in healthy white men and women, we performed population- and family-based association studies of two arachidonate lipoxygenase genes: ALOX15, which is the human homolog of mouse Alox15, and ALOX12, which is functionally similar to Alox15. (nih.gov)