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Markku Alén

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Johanna Edgren; Ari Heinonen; Mauri Kallinen; Ilkka Kiviranta; Erja Portegijs; Taina Rantanen; Markku Alén; Sarianna Sipilä
Effects of progressive resistance training on physical disability among older community-dwelling people with history of hip fracture.
Taija Finni; Jaakko Kaprio; Vuokko Kovanen; Marika Noorkoiv; Eija Pöllänen; Paula H A Ronkainen; Markku Alén; Sarianna Sipilä
Muscle function in monozygotic female twin pairs discordant for hormone replacement therapy.
Leiting Xu; Markku Alén; Shumei Cheng; Arja Lyytikäinen; Tuija Mikkola; Eveliina Munukka; Patrick Nicholson; Eszter Völgyi; Qin Wang; Qingju Wang; Petri Wiklund; Sulin Cheng
Concerted actions of insulin-like growth factor 1, testosterone, and estradiol on peripubertal bone growth: a 7-year longitudinal study.

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2012: Johanna Edgren; Ari Heinonen; Mauri Kallinen; Ilkka Kiviranta; Erja Portegijs; Taina Rantanen; Markku Alén; Sarianna Sipilä
Effects of progressive resistance training on physical disability among older community-dwelling people with history of hip fracture.
Aging clinical and experimental research 2012;24(2):171-5.
2011: Taija Finni; Jaakko Kaprio; Vuokko Kovanen; Marika Noorkoiv; Eija Pöllänen; Paula H A Ronkainen; Markku Alén; Sarianna Sipilä
Muscle function in monozygotic female twin pairs discordant for hormone replacement therapy.
Muscle & nerve 2011;44(5):769-75.
2011: Leiting Xu; Markku Alén; Shumei Cheng; Arja Lyytikäinen; Tuija Mikkola; Eveliina Munukka; Patrick Nicholson; Eszter Völgyi; Qin Wang; Qingju Wang; Petri Wiklund; Sulin Cheng
Concerted actions of insulin-like growth factor 1, testosterone, and estradiol on peripubertal bone growth: a 7-year longitudinal study.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2011;26(9):2204-11.
2011: Qingju Wang; Leiting Xu; Qingju Wang; Decai Chen; Haoming Tian; Chunyan Lu; Sulin Cheng; Eszter Völgyi; Petri Wiklund; Eveliina Munukka; Patrick Nicholson; Markku Alén; Sulin Cheng
Is bone loss the reversal of bone accrual? Evidence from a cross-sectional study in daughter-mother-grandmother trios.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2011;26(5):934-40.
2011: Eszter Völgyi; Markku Alén; Leiting Xu; Arja Lyytikäinen; Qin Wang; Eveliina Munukka; Petri Wiklund; Frances A Tylavsky; Sulin Cheng
Effect of long-term leisure time physical activity on lean mass and fat mass in girls during adolescence.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2011;110(5):1211-8.
2011: S Mutikainen; Taina Rantanen; Markku Alén; Markku Kauppinen; J Karjalainen; Jaakko Kaprio; Urho M Kujala
Walking ability and all-cause mortality in older women.
International journal of sports medicine 2011;32(3):216-22.
2011: Tuija M Mikkola; Ari Heinonen; Vuokko Kovanen; Sulin Cheng; Urho M Kujala; Harri Suominen; Markku Alén; Jukka Puolakka; Carina Ankarberg-Lindgren; Paula H A Ronkainen; Markku Koskenvuo; Jaakko Kaprio; Taina Rantanen; Sarianna Sipilä
Influence of long-term postmenopausal hormone-replacement therapy on estimated structural bone strength: a study in discordant monozygotic twins.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2011;26(3):546-52.
2010: Paula H A Ronkainen; Eija Pöllänen; Markku Alén; Reino Pitkänen; Jukka Puolakka; Urho M Kujala; Jaakko Kaprio; Sarianna Sipilä; Vuokko Kovanen
Global gene expression profiles in skeletal muscle of monozygotic female twins discordant for hormone replacement therapy.
Aging cell 2010;9(6):1098-110.
2010: Leiting Xu; Patrick Nicholson; Qing-Ju Wang; Qin Wang; Markku Alén; Sulin Cheng
Fat mass accumulation compromises bone adaptation to load in Finnish women: a cross-sectional study spanning three generations.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2010;25(11):2341-9.
2010: Eszter Völgyi; Frances A Tylavsky; Leiting Xu; Jian Lu; Qin Wang; Markku Alén; Sulin Cheng
Bone and body segment lengthening and widening: a 7-year follow-up study in pubertal girls.
Bone 2010;47(4):773-82.
2010: Sara Mutikainen; Taina Rantanen; Markku Alén; Markku Kauppinen; Jouko Karjalainen; Alfredo Ortega-Alonso; Jaakko Kaprio; Urho M Kujala
Electrocardiographic and other clinical correlates of walking ability in older women.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2010;51(2):216-21.
2010: Qingju Wang; Markku Alén; Arja Lyytikäinen; Leiting Xu; Fran A Tylavsky; Urho M Kujala; Heikki Kröger; Ego Seeman; Sulin Cheng
Familial resemblance and diversity in bone mass and strength in the population are established during the first year of postnatal life.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2010;25(7):1512-20.
2010: Eszter Völgyi; Arja Lyytikäinen; Frances A Tylavsky; Patrick H F Nicholson; Harri Suominen; Markku Alén; Sulin Cheng
Long-term leisure-time physical activity has a positive effect on bone mass gain in girls.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2010;25(5):1034-41.
2009: Sara Mutikainen; Alfredo Ortega-Alonso; Markku Alén; Jaakko Kaprio; Jouko Karjalainen; Taina Rantanen; Urho M Kujala
Electrocardiographic indices of left ventricular hypertrophy and repolarization phase share the same genetic influences: a twin study.
Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc 2009;14(4):346-54.
2009: Paula H A Ronkainen; Vuokko Kovanen; Markku Alén; Eija Pöllänen; Eeva-Maija Palonen; Carina Ankarberg-Lindgren; Esa Hämäläinen; Ursula Turpeinen; Urho M Kujala; Jukka Puolakka; Jaakko Kaprio; Sarianna Sipilä
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy modifies skeletal muscle composition and function: a study with monozygotic twin pairs.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2009;107(1):25-33.
2009: Qingju Wang; Sulin Cheng; Markku Alén; Ego Seeman
Bone's structural diversity in adult females is established before puberty.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2009;94(5):1555-61.
2009: Marko T Korhonen; Antti Mero; Markku Alén; Sarianna Sipilä; Keijo Häkkinen; Tuomas Liikavainio; Jukka T Viitasalo; Marko T Haverinen; Harri Suominen
Biomechanical and skeletal muscle determinants of maximum running speed with aging.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2009;41(4):844-56.
2009: T Finni; Vuokko Kovanen; P H A Ronkainen; E Pöllänen; G R Bashford; Jaakko Kaprio; Markku Alén; Urho M Kujala; Sarianna Sipilä
Combination of hormone replacement therapy and high physical activity is associated with differences in Achilles tendon size in monozygotic female twin pairs.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2009;106(4):1332-7.
2009: Tuija Leskinen; Katja Waller; Sara Mutikainen; Sari Aaltonen; Paula H A Ronkainen; Markku Alén; Sarianna Sipilä; Vuokko Kovanen; Merja Perhonen; Kirsi H Pietiläinen; Sulin Cheng; Harri Suominen; Heikki Kainulainen; Jaakko Kaprio; Urho M Kujala
Effects of 32-year leisure time physical activity discordance in twin pairs on health (TWINACTIVE study): aims, design and results for physical fitness.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies 2009;12(1):108-17.
2009: Sara Mutikainen; Alfredo Ortega-Alonso; Markku Alén; Jaakko Kaprio; Jouko Karjalainen; Taina Rantanen; Urho M Kujala
Genetic influences on resting electrocardiographic variables in older women: a twin study.
Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc 2009;14(1):57-64.
2008: Heli Valkeinen; Markku Alén; Arja Häkkinen; Pekka Hannonen; Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula; Keijo Häkkinen
Effects of concurrent strength and endurance training on physical fitness and symptoms in postmenopausal women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2008;89(9):1660-6.
2008: Eszter Völgyi; Frances A Tylavsky; Arja Lyytikäinen; Harri Suominen; Markku Alén; Sulin Cheng
Assessing body composition with DXA and bioimpedance: effects of obesity, physical activity, and age.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2008;16(3):700-5.
2007: T Mikkola; Sarianna Sipilä; Erja Portegijs; Mauri Kallinen; Markku Alén; I Kiviranta; Mika Pekkonen; Ari Heinonen
Impaired geometric properties of tibia in older women with hip fracture history.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 2007;18(8):1083-90.
2007: Kristina Tiainen; Satu Pajala; Sarianna Sipilä; Jaakko Kaprio; Markku Koskenvuo; Markku Alén; Eino Heikkinen; Asko Tolvanen; Taina Rantanen
Genetic effects in common on maximal walking speed and muscle performance in older women.
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 2007;17(3):274-80.
2007: Qingju Wang; Markku Alén; Patrick Nicholson; Harri Suominen; Arvo Koistinen; Heikki Kröger; Sulin Cheng
Weight-bearing, muscle loading and bone mineral accrual in pubertal girls--a 2-year longitudinal study.
Bone 2007;40(5):1196-202.
2007: Lars Sörensen; Sari Honkalehto; Mauri Kallinen; Mika Pekkonen; Veikko Louhevaara; Juhani Smolander; Markku Alén
Are cardiorespiratory fitness and walking performance associated with self-reported quality of life and work ability?
International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health 2007;20(3):257-64.
2006: Marko T Korhonen; Alexander Cristea; Markku Alén; Keijo Häkkinen; Sarianna Sipilä; Antti Mero; Jukka T Viitasalo; Lars Larsson; Harri Suominen
Aging, muscle fiber type, and contractile function in sprint-trained athletes.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2006;101(3):906-17.
2006: Miia Suuriniemi; Vuokko Kovanen; Anitta Mahonen; Markku Alén; Qingju Wang; Arja Lyytikäinen; Sulin Cheng
COL1A1 Sp1 polymorphism associates with bone density in early puberty.
Bone 2006;39(3):591-7.
2006: Heli Valkeinen; Arja Häkkinen; Pekka Hannonen; Keijo Häkkinen; Markku Alén
Acute heavy-resistance exercise-induced pain and neuromuscular fatigue in elderly women with fibromyalgia and in healthy controls: effects of strength training.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2006;54(4):1334-9.
2006: Sarianna Sipilä; Eino Heikkinen; Sulin Cheng; Harri Suominen; Päivi Saari; Vuokko Kovanen; Markku Alén; Taina Rantanen
Endogenous hormones, muscle strength, and risk of fall-related fractures in older women.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2006;61(1):92-6.
2006: Qingju Wang; Markku Alén; Patrick H F Nicholson; Jussi M Halleen; Sari L Alatalo; Claes Ohlsson; Harri Suominen; Sulin Cheng
Differential effects of sex hormones on peri- and endocortical bone surfaces in pubertal girls.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2006;91(1):277-82.
2005: Sulin Cheng; Arja Lyytikäinen; Heikki Kröger; Christel Lamberg-Allardt; Markku Alén; Arvo Koistinen; Qingju Wang; Miia Suuriniemi; Harri Suominen; Anitta Mahonen; Patrick H F Nicholson; Kaisa K Ivaska; Riitta Korpela; Claes Ohlsson; Kalervo Väänänen; Frances A Tylavsky
Effects of calcium, dairy product, and vitamin D supplementation on bone mass accrual and body composition in 10-12-y-old girls: a 2-y randomized trial.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2005;82(5):1115-26; quiz 1147-8.
2005: Satu Pajala; Pertti Era; Markku Koskenvuo; Jaakko Kaprio; Markku Alén; Asko Tolvanen; Kristina Tiainen; Taina Rantanen
Contribution of genetic and environmental factors to individual differences in maximal walking speed with and without second task in older women.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2005;60(10):1299-303.
2005: Heli Valkeinen; Keijo Häkkinen; Arto Pakarinen; Pekka Hannonen; Arja Häkkinen; Olavi Airaksinen; L Niemitukia; William J Kraemer; Markku Alén
Muscle hypertrophy, strength development, and serum hormones during strength training in elderly women with fibromyalgia.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology 2005;34(4):309-14.
2005: Qingju Wang; Markku Alén; Patrick Nicholson; Arja Lyytikäinen; Miia Suuriniemi; Erkki Helkala; Harri Suominen; Sulin Cheng
Growth patterns at distal radius and tibial shaft in pubertal girls: a 2-year longitudinal study.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2005;20(6):954-61.
2005: Kristina Tiainen; Sarianna Sipilä; Markku Alén; Eino Heikkinen; Jaakko Kaprio; Markku Koskenvuo; Asko Tolvanen; Satu Pajala; Taina Rantanen
Shared genetic and environmental effects on strength and power in older female twins.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2005;37(1):72-8.
2004: Miia Suuriniemi; Anitta Mahonen; Vuokko Kovanen; Markku Alén; Arja Lyytikäinen; Qingju Wang; Heikki Kröger; Sulin Cheng
Association between exercise and pubertal BMD is modulated by estrogen receptor alpha genotype.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2004;19(11):1758-65.
2003: Miia Suuriniemi; Anitta Mahonen; Vuokko Kovanen; Markku Alén; Sulin Cheng
Relation of PvuII site polymorphism in the COL1A2 gene to the risk of fractures in prepubertal Finnish girls.
Physiological genomics 2003;14(3):217-24.