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The association of bone mineral density with vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jan 1999
Gong G, Stern H S, Cheng S C, Fong N, Mordeson J, Deng H W, Recker R R
Abstract excerpt
A recent meta-analysis of 16 publications suggested that bone mineral density (BMD) is not associated with vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism (VDRGP) at the 0.05 significance level when a study with genotyping mistakes is excluded. We wished to determine whether 'positive' findings supporting the BMD-VDRGP association may be explained by chance, and what factors affect the outcomes of these studies....
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