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[Association of Apa I polymorphism of vitamin D receptor gene with bone mass in men].
Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae - 1 Jun 2003
Huang Qi-ren, Zhang Zhen-lin, Qin Yue-juan, He Jin-wei, Lu Jin-hui, Zhou Qi, Hu Yun-qiu, Li Miao, Liu Yu-juan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of Apa I polymorphism in vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene with bone mass in men. METHODS: The VDR Apa I genotype was determined by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in 388 unrelated healthy men aged 46-80 years of Han nationality in Shanghai city. Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) at lumber spine 1-4 (L1-4) and at any sites of...
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