Methods for diagnosing a genetic risk for bone loss

摘要

The present invention provides means for diagnosing a genetic risk for bone loss after implant treatment. A genetic risk for bone loss after implant treatment is diagnosed by the method which comprises the following steps: (i) analyzing polymorphism at the base number position 9215 of the bone morphogenetic protein-4 gene in a nucleic acid sample; (ii) determining, based on information about polymorphism which was obtained in the step (i), the type of gene in the nucleic acid sample with respect to the polymorphism of the bone morphogenetic protein-4 gene; and (iii) diagnosing a genetic risk for bone loss based on the type of gene which was determined.