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Calcium supply, bone mineral density and genetically defined lactose maldigestion in a cohort of elderly men.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Jan 2007
Gugatschka M, Hoeller A, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Dobnig H, Pietschmann P, Kudlacek S, Obermayer-Pietsch B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine a relationship of molecularly defined lactose malabsorption (LM; by LCT-polymorphism) to calcium supply, bone mineral density (BMD) and parameters of bone metabolism in an elderly male cohort. Furthermore, to reveal gender differences in BMD, calcium consumption rates and parameters of bone metabolism according to LCT polymorphism in an existing female cohort. SETTING AND SUBJECTS: A total...
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