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Effect of age, gender and calciotropic hormones on the relationship between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and bone mineral density.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Apr 2010
Arabi A, Mahfoud Z, Zahed L, El-Onsi L, El-Hajj Fuleihan G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Hypovitaminosis D is a major public health problem worldwide and unexpectedly more so in sunny countries. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is associated with inter-individual variance in bone mineral density (BMD). Studies assessing the effect of VDR gene polymorphisms on BMD yielded conflicting results. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between VDR polymorphisms and BMD in...
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