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Vitamin D receptor genotype BB is associated with higher serum osteocalcin in first pregnancy.
Journal of perinatal medicine - 1 Jan 2009
Feuz Jacqueline, Wisser Josef, Heufelder Armin, Joba Werner, Zimmermann Roland, von Mandach Ursula
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Serum osteocalcin was shown in a previous study on first trimester pregnant women to correlate with bone density and to distinguish between fast and slow bone losers. The objective of the present study is to examine whether serum osteocalcin is related to vitamin D receptor (VDR) BsmI polymorphism in pregnant women. STUDY DESIGN: We determined osteocalcin serum levels and VDR BsmI genotype in 97 healthy...
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