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Associations between vitamin D receptor genotypes and mortality in a cohort of older Dutch individuals.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jan 2011
de Jongh Renate T, Lips Paul, Rijs Kelly J, van Schoor Natasja M, Kramer Mark H H, Vandenbroucke Jan P, Dekkers Olaf M
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CONTEXT: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms are associated with a variety of diseases, which may translate into an effect on mortality. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between VDR gene variants and mortality among older people. DESIGN: The analyses were conducted in a population-based, prospective cohort of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Adequate DNA analysis was performed in 923 men and...
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