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Vitamin D receptor gene BsmI and TaqI polymorphisms and fracture risk: a meta-analysis.
Bone - 1 Oct 2006
Fang Yue, Rivadeneira Fernando, van Meurs Joyce B J, Pols Huib A P, Ioannidis John P A, Uitterlinden André G
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INTRODUCTION: Fracture is the major clinical outcome of osteoporosis. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is thought to be a candidate gene for osteoporosis. Many genetic studies have suggested an association of VDR polymorphisms and osteoporosis, but evidence remains conflicting. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched published studies from 1996 to September 2005 through PubMed and evaluated the genetic effect of the...
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