The levels of mRNAs for calcium-binding proteins, annexin A1 and S100A4, and calcium-associated protein, TMEM64, in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were significantly reduced in osteopenia and osteoporosis patients compared with nonosteoporotic controls (one-way ANOVA, P < 0.0001, P = 0.039, and P = 0.0195, respectively). This evidence concerns the gene ANXA1 and osteoporosis.