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Prediction of bone mineral density from vitamin D receptor polymorphisms is uncertain in representative samples of Japanese Women. The Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Study.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Oct 2004
Morita Akemi, Iki Masayuki, Dohi Yoshiko, Ikeda Yukihiro, Kagamimori Sadanobu, Kagawa Yoshiko, Matsuzaki Toshihisa, Yoneshima Hideo, Marumo Fumiaki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms have been inconsistently associated with bone mineral density (BMD). To precisely evaluate the associations between three VDR gene polymorphisms and BMD, we performed a large-scale representative study of the Japanese female population. METHODS: Fifty women were randomly selected from each of the 5-year age stratified populations (15-79 years) in each of the...
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