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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and bone mineral density in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Nov 2001
Ma X, Jing Y, Qin W, Chai X, Xu J, Zhou T, Yang J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and to better understand the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. METHODS: Ninety seven patients with type 2 DM were recruited for this study. BMD was measured by single photon absorptiometry at the lower one third of the nondominant radius and ulna....
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