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Association of vitamin D receptor and estrogen receptor gene polymorphisms with bone mass in postmenopausal Korean women.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Kim J G, Lim K S, Kim E K, Choi Y M, Lee J Y
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between vitamin D receptor (VDR) and estrogen receptor (ER) gene polymorphism and bone mineral density (BMD). DESIGN: Polymorphisms at the VDR FokI and ER PvuII and XbaI gene sites, serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, urinary N-telopeptide of type I collagen, and BMD at the lumbar spine and proximal femur were analyzed in 229 postmenopausal Korean women. RESULTS: The...
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