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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and bone mineral density in 0-6-year-old Han children.
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism - 1 Jan 2011
Yu Xiao-Dan, Shen Xiao-Ming, Xue Ming-Bao, Yan Chong-Huai
Abstract excerpt
This study aims to investigate the four vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene single nucleotide polymorphisms and their possible relationship with bone mineral density (BMD) in Chinese 0-6-year-old Han children. Two hundred four 0-6-year-old Han children without metabolic bone disease were randomly recruited in Shanghai, China. The BMD of the middle tibia was measured by an ultrasonic bone density instrument. VDR...
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