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Association of the VDR translation start site polymorphism and fracture risk in older women.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 May 2007
Moffett Susan P, Zmuda Joseph M, Cauley Jane A, Ensrud Kristine E, Hillier Teresa A, Hochberg Marc C, Li Jia, Cayabyab Shelia, Lee Jocelyn M, Peltz Gary, Cummings Steven R
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: We evaluated the association between the VDR translation start site polymorphism and osteoporotic phenotypes among 6698 older white women. Women with the C/C genotype had lower wrist BMD and an increased risk of wrist and all non-spine/low-trauma fractures. The high frequency of this...
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