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Association of BsmI vitamin-D receptor gene polymorphism with combined bone mass in spine and proximal femur in Icelandic women.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Jun 1997
Sigurdsson G, Magnusdottir D N, Kristinsson J O, Kristjansson K, Olafsson I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether there is an association between BsmI-vitamin-D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism and combined bone mass in the spine and proximal femur in a group of adult Icelandic women with high and low bone mineral density (BMD). DESIGN: Comparison of distribution of VDR genotypes (BB, Bb and bb) and allele frequency (B and b) in two groups of women: a group with 'strong bones' with high BMD in...
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