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Association analyses of vitamin D-binding protein gene with compression strength index variation in Caucasian nuclear families.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jan 2010
Xu X-H, Xiong D-H, Liu X-G, Guo Y, Chen Y, Zhao J, Recker R R, Deng H-W
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UNLABELLED: This study was conducted to test whether there exists an association between vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) gene and compression strength index (CSI) phenotype. Candidate gene association analyses were conducted in total sample, male subgroup, and female subgroup, respectively. Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with significant association results were found in males, suggesting the...
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