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The effect of vitamin D receptor BsmI genotype on the response to osteoporosis treatment in postmenopausal women: a pilot study.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 1 Oct 2011
Creatsa Maria, Pliatsika Paraskevi, Kaparos George, Antoniou Aristidis, Armeni Eleni, Tsakonas Efstratios, Panoulis Costantinos, Alexandrou Andreas, Dimitraki Evangelia, Christodoulakos George, Lambrinoudaki Irene
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AIM: The purpose of our study was to investigate the possible effect of BsmI vitamin D receptor (VDR's) polymorphism on changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover markers in postmenopausal women receiving different treatments. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This pilot study included 42 postmenopausal women with elevated fracture risk, randomized into 1-year treatment with weekly oral alendronate or daily...
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