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Association of transforming growth factor beta1 genotype with therapeutic response to active vitamin D for postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Mar 2000
Yamada Y, Harada A, Hosoi T, Miyauchi A, Ikeda K, Ohta H, Shiraki M
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) is an important regulator of bone metabolism, its effects being intertwined with those of estrogen and vitamin D. A T-->C polymorphism in exon 1 of the TGF-beta1 gene, which results in the substitution of proline for leucine, is associated with bone mineral density (BMD). However, it is not known whether this polymorphism affects the response to treatment with active...
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