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Association of vitamin D and estrogen receptor gene polymorphism with the effect of hormone replacement therapy on bone mineral density in Japanese women.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 May 1999
Kurabayashi T, Tomita M, Matsushita H, Yahata T, Honda A, Takakuwa K, Tanaka K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We studied whether vitamin D receptor and estrogen receptor gene polymorphism is associated with the effect of hormone replacement therapy on lumbar-spinal bone mineral density in Japanese women. STUDY DESIGN: The subjects were 82 Japanese women aged 40 to 64 years (49.7 +/- 0.6 years, mean +/- SEM) who had taken hormone replacement therapy for >1 year. Genomic deoxyribonucleic acid was extracted from...
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