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The genetics of osteoporosis: vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and circulating osteocalcin in healthy Irish adults.
Irish journal of medical science - 1 Jan 2000
Sheehan D, Bennett T, Cashman K
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BACKGROUND: A relationship between bone turnover and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) genotype is reported in Australian subjects of UK-Irish descent. There is conflicting evidence of linkage between the VDR genotype and differences in bone mineral density. No such study has been carried out on a resident Irish population. AIMS: This study examined the relationship between serum osteocalcin (a marker of bone...
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