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Vitamin D receptor genotypes influence the success of calcitriol therapy for recurrent vertebral fracture in osteoporosis.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Feb 2005
Morrison Nigel A, George Peter M, Vaughan Tanya, Tilyard Murray W, Frampton Chris M, Gilchrist Nigel L
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is a complex multi-factorial disease where environment, diet and genetics play a role in determining susceptibility. Patients with existing vertebral fracture have a heightened risk of further recurrent vertebral fracture. The efficacy of new osteoporosis therapies is often compared to calcium supplementation. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol) acts through the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and is...
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