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Effect of vitamin D receptor (VDR) genotypes on the risk for osteoporosis in type 1 Gaucher disease.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Sept 2010
Greenwood Allen, Elstein Deborah, Zimran Ari, Altarescu Gheona
Abstract excerpt
The almost universal finding of osteopenia in Gaucher disease and the unpredictable advent of avascular necrosis and/or pathological fractures are clinically relevant issues that are not necessarily reversed by specific enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). However, genetic/epigenetic factors may explain variance for bone mineral density (BMD) in the normal population. Among the candidate genes, vitamin D receptor...
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