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The vitamin D receptor gene BsmI polymorphism is not associated with anthropometric and biochemical parameters describing metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Sept 2008
Tworowska-Bardzińska Urszula, Lwow Felicja, Kubicka Eliza, Łaczmański Łukasz, Jedzrzejuk Diana, Dunajska Katarzyna, Milewicz Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Vitamin D could have a direct effect on adipocyte differentiation and metabolism and might be involved in glucose regulation of insulin secretion. In recent years several polymorphisms in the gene encoding the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which are potent to alter the activity of VDR protein, have been described. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of the VDR BsmI polymorphism and its...
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