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Association of primary biliary cirrhosis with vitamin D receptor BsmI genotype polymorphism in a Hungarian population.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jun 2000
Halmos B, Szalay F, Cserniczky T, Nemesanszky E, Lakatos P, Barlage S, Schmitz G, Romics L, Csaszar A
Abstract excerpt
We sought to determine the distribution of vitamin D receptor genotypes defined by the BsmI polymorphism and to investigate their association with bone mineral density in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Vitamin D receptor genotype and bone mineral density at the lumbar spine was determined in 31 female Hungarian patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and 51 age-matched healthy female controls. The...
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