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Vitamin D receptor alleles predict growth and bone density in girls.
Archives of disease in childhood - 1 Dec 1998
Tao C, Yu T, Garnett S, Briody J, Knight J, Woodhead H, Cowell C T
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OBJECTIVES: Polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor (VDR), collagen alpha I type I (Col I alpha I), and oestrogen receptor (ER) genes have been shown to account for some of the heritability of bone mineral density (BMD) in adults. This study examined this relation in prepubertal children. METHODS AND SUBJECTS: The relation between genotypes of VDR gene (Taq I, Bsm I, Fok I), Col I alpha I gene (Msc I), and ER gene...
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