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Dehydroepiandrosterone status in postmenopausal women is determined by the gene for the vitamin D receptor.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Mar 2002
Zofková I, Hill M, Zajícková K
Abstract excerpt
Data documenting the indirect interaction of vitamin D and bone metabolism via hormonal systems are rare. The authors analysed the predictive role of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene for circulating sex steroids and their precursors in postmenopausal women. Using the PCR technique, the polymorphic FokI, ApaI, TaqI and BsmI sites of the VDR gene were determined in relation to serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate...
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