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Association of estrogen and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with tooth loss and oral bone loss in Japanese postmenopausal women.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Taguchi Akira, Kobayashi Junya, Suei Yoshikazu, Ohtsuka Masahiko, Nakamoto Takashi, Tanimoto Keiji, Sanada Mitsuhiro, Tsuda Mikio, Ohama Koso
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between estrogen receptor (ER) and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and tooth loss, oral bone loss, and postcranial bone mineral density (BMD) in Japanese postmenopausal women. DESIGN: Polymorphisms at the ER PvuII and XbaI and VDR BsmI gene s...
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