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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and the risk of fractures in older women. For the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Oct 1999
Ensrud K E, Stone K, Cauley J A, White C, Zmuda J M, Nguyen T V, Eisman J A, Cummings S R
Abstract excerpt
The association between vitamin D receptor gene polypmorphisms and bone mineral density is controversial. The relationship between vitamin D receptor genotype and risk of fracture is uncertain. To determine whether vitamin D receptor polymorphisms were associated with the risk of hip, vertebral, and other (nonhip, nonvertebral) fractures in elderly women, we conducted a case-cohort study within a prospective...
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