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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms, bone mineral density and fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jan 2013
Horst-Sikorska Wanda, Dytfeld Joanna, Wawrzyniak Anna, Marcinkowska Michalina, Michalak Michał, Franek Edward, Napiórkowska Luiza, Drwęska Natalia, Słomski Ryszard
Abstract excerpt
The goal of the study was to investigate the possibility of an association between polymorphisms and single alleles of BsmI, ApaI, TaqI of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene with bone mineral density (BMD) and prevalence of vertebral/non-vertebral fractures in a group of postmenopausal Polish women with osteoporosis. The study group comprised of 501 postmenopausal females with osteoporosis (mean age 66.4 ± 8.9),...
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