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Association of physical activity and bone: influence of vitamin D receptor genotype.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 Jan 2002
Blanchet Claudine, Giguère Yves, Prud'homme Denis, Dumont Marcel, Rousseau François, Dodin Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to investigate the interaction between leisure physical activity and a BsmI polymorphism at the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene on the modulation of bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS: We studied 575 unrelated healthy postmenopausal women. Lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD were measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and results were expressed as...
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