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The influence of vitamin D receptor genetic variants on bone mineral density and osteoporosis in Chinese postmenopausal women.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2015
He Wei, Liu Ming, Huang Xiaonan, Qing Zuhong, Gao Wei
Abstract excerpt
Growing evidence indicates that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is an important candidate gene for influencing the development of osteoporosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential association between genetic variants of VDR gene and bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis in Chinese postmenopausal women. The study included 970 Chinese postmenopausal women at the postmenopausal osteoporosis...
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