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Vitamin D-binding protein gene microsatellite polymorphism influences BMD and risk of fractures in men.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jul 2008
Al-oanzi Z H, Tuck S P, Mastana S S, Summers G D, Cook D B, Francis R M, Datta H K
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UNLABELLED: Here we report the results of a vitamin D-binding protein gene microsatellite polymorphism study in 170 men, comprising healthy male subjects and men with osteoporosis-related symptomatic vertebral fractures. We confirm the results of an earlier study in a different cohort, showing relationship between certain genotypes of (TAAAn)-Alu repeats and reduced BMD and vertebral fractures. INTRODUCTION:...
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