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Polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene and stress fractures.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Aug 2009
Chatzipapas C, Boikos S, Drosos G I, Kazakos K, Tripsianis G, Serbis A, Stergiopoulos S, Tilkeridis C, Verettas D-A, Stratakis C A
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Our aim was to evaluate the association between VDR polymorphisms and calcaneal Stiffness Index (SI) with stress fractures in a case control study including male military personnel. Thirty- two patients with stress fractures were matched with 32 uninjured healthy volunteers (controls), by gender, age, height, body weight, and level of physical activity. The two groups were genotyped for the FokI, BsmI, ApaI, and...
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