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Vitamin D receptor gene, biochemical bone markers and bone mineral density in Mexican women on dialysis.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jul 2010
Avila Marcela, Prado Carmen, Ventura María-de-Jesús, Mora Carmen, Briones Daniel, Valdez Hilda, Hurtado Maria Elena, Lindholm Bengt, Qureshi Abdul, Castillo-Henkel Carlos, Paniagua Ramón
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BACKGROUND: The influence of the Bsm1 polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene on mineral and bone disorders in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is still under discussion. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between VDR polymorphism, bone mineral density (BMD), biochemical bone markers and clinical factors in women on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and haemodialysis (HD). METHODS: In a...
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