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FokI polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor gene correlates with parameters of bone mass and turnover in a female population of the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Jan 2007
Falchetti A, Sferrazza C, Cepollaro C, Gozzini A, Del Monte F, Masi L, Napoli N, Di Fede G, Cannone V, Cusumano G, Pandolfo M C, Rini G B, Tanini A, Brandi M L
Abstract excerpt
One of the most promising genetic approaches to dissecting a multifactorial disease is represented by genetically isolated population studies. We studied a genetic marker in a cohort of women living on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, a geographically isolated population. Lampedusa, located between the African coast and Sicily, consists of a young genetic isolate (<20 generations) with an exponential growth...
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