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Association of the vitamin D receptor genotype BB with low bone density in hyperthyroidism.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Oct 2000
Obermayer-Pietsch B M, Frühauf G E, Chararas K, Mikhail-Reinisch S, Renner W, Berghold A, Kenner L, Lackner C
Abstract excerpt
Bone mineral density (BMD) is modulated by genetic and environmental factors or certain diseases. In several conditions such as low calcium intake, an influence of vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms on BMD has been suggested. In the present study, we investigated the relationship of Bsm I and Fok I polymorphisms of the VDR gene and BMD in patients with hyperthyroidism, a disease that often results in low BMD....
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