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Interaction between vitamin D receptor genotype and estrogen receptor alpha genotype influences vertebral fracture risk.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2003
Colin E M, Uitterlinden A G, Meurs J B J, Bergink A P, van de Klift M, Fang Y, Arp P P, Hofman A, van Leeuwen J P T M, Pols H A P
Abstract excerpt
In view of the interactions of vitamin D and the estrogen endocrine system, we studied the combined influence of polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor (ER) alpha gene and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene on the susceptibility to osteoporotic vertebral fractures in 634 women aged 55 yr and older...
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