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Vitamin D receptor start codon polymorphism (Fok I) and bone mineral density in Chinese men and women.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Mar 2002
Lau E M C, Lam V, Li M, Ho K, Woo J
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between Fok I polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor start codon, bone mineral density (BMD) and vertebral fractures was studied in 684 Chinese men and women. A significant trend was observed only in Chinese women aged 70-79 years. The mean BMD at the total body was 0.85 +/- 0.01 g/cm2, 0.82 +/- 0.01 g/cm2 and 0.84 +/- 0.01 g/cm2 for elderly women of the FF, Ff and ff genotypes respectively (p =...
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