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The vitamin D receptor Fok1 polymorphism and bone mineral density in Chinese children.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Sept 2008
Zhang Chunlian, Wang Chunhong, Liang Jiancheng, Zhou Xin, Zheng Fang, Fan Yong, Shi Qun
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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the relationship between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism and bone mineral density (BMD) in 213 healthy children aged 6-10 year in China. METHODS: A questionnaire survey of dietary pattern, outdoor activity was conducted among 213 children (boys 126, girls 86) randomly selected in Xishui county of Hubei province. The BMD was determined by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry at the...
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