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Vitamin D receptor alleles, bone mineral density and turnover in postmenopausal osteoporotic and healthy women.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre - 1 Jan 2000
Duman Belgin Süsleyici, Tanakol Refik, Erensoy Nevin, Oztürk Melek, Yilmazer Selma
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OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and bone metabolic markers were investigated as potential genetic markers for osteoporosis in postmenopausal Turkish women. The relationship between their VDR gene polymorphisms and bone states was determined. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Restriction fragment length polymorphisms at the VDR gene locus (i.e., for BsmI, ApaI, and TaqI) was investigated in 75...
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