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Association of vitamin D receptor BsmI gene polymorphism with risk of osteoporosis: a meta-analysis of 41 studies.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jan 2013
Qin Gang, Dong Zhiyong, Zeng Ping, Liu Mingwei, Liao Xiaobo
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) BsmI gene polymorphism has been reported to be strongly associated with osteoporosis risk in some studies. However, the results from those studies are still conflicting. We performed a meta-analysis of studies relating the VDR BsmI gene polymorphism to the risk of osteoporosis. The search was performed in the databases of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and CBM-disc (China Biological...
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