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Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism influences the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women of Northwest India.
Archives of osteoporosis - 1 Jan 2013
Singh Monica, Singh Puneetpal, Singh Surinder, Juneja Pawan Kumar, Kaur Taranpal
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SUMMARY: The influence of VDR gene for the risk of osteoporosis has remained inconclusive. VDR gene polymorphism in relation to BMD in postmenopausal women of Northwest India revealed a susceptibility haplotype AGT. Possession of this haplotype exacerbates the risk of osteoporosis by 2.8 times, which manifests in recessive mode of inheritance. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to understand the influence of...
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