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The vitamin D receptor start codon polymorphism (Fok1) and bone mineral density in premenopausal women in Taiwan.
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
Cheng W C, Tsai K S
Abstract excerpt
The vitamin D receptor gene (VDRG) polymorphism as a factor of bone turnover rate or bone mineral density (BMD) is a controversial issue, especially in different ethnic populations. In addition to intron 8 (Bsm1, Taq1) and exon 9 (Apa1), VDRG polymorphism is present at its translation initiation site on exon 2. The VDRG has two translation initiation sites. The first shows a thymine/cytosine polymorphism and can...
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