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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and bone mineral density in hypercalciuric calcium-stone-forming patients.
Nephron - 1 Jan 2002
Heilberg Ita Pfeferman, Teixeira Sergio Henrique, Martini Ligia Araujo, Boim Mirian Aparecia
Abstract excerpt
Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased risk of vertebral fracture have been reported in calcium-stone-forming (CSF) patients presenting with idiopathic hypercalciuria. We investigated the association between BsmI vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphism and BMD in 68 hypercalciuric CSF patients (35 males and 33 premenopausal females, mean age +/- SD = 39 +/- 10 years). BMD was measured at lumbar spine...
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