Article
[Effect of TT genotype of the vitamin D receptor gene on bone mineral density in dialysis patients].
Terapevticheskii arkhiv - 1 Jan 2010
Shishkin A N, Mazurenko S O, Aseev M V
Abstract excerpt
AIM: to evaluate the effect of Taqi genotypes of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism on bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk for secondary osteoporosis (OP) in patients on programmed hemodialysis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Eighty-two patients treated with long-term hemodialysis were examined. Along with physical examination, osteodensitometry was carried out and VDR gene polymorphism was studied in all the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
