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Association of estrogen receptor alpha and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with bone mineral density in Chinese males.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Mar 2004
Long J R, Zhang Y Y, Liu P Y, Liu Y J, Shen H, Dvornyk V, Zhao L J, Deng H W
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is a common health problem not only in females but also in males, however, studies of osteoporosis in males are relatively rare compared to those in females. This is especially true in genetics studies. We evaluated the effects of PvuII and XbaI polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor alpha (ER-alpha) gene and ApaI polymorphism in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene on BMD variation in a random sample...
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