Article
Vitamin D receptor gene variability as a factor influencing bone mineral density in pediatric patients.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2012
Jakubowska-Pietkiewicz Elżbieta, Młynarski Wojciech, Klich Izabela, Fendler Wojciech, Chlebna-Sokół Danuta
Abstract excerpt
To determine the relationship between the polymorphism of vitamin D receptor gene and the bone mineral density in children. The study group consisted of 395 children aged 6-18 years. All patients underwent genotyping using the PCR-RFLP method within polymorphic loci BsmI (rs1544410), FokI (rs2228570), ApaI (rs7975232) and Taq I (rs731236) of the VDR gene. The BMD (g/cm(2), Z score) and BMC (g, Z score) by DXA...
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