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Replication study of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) genotype association with skeletal muscle traits and sarcopenia.
Aging clinical and experimental research - 1 Jun 2016
Walsh Sean, Ludlow Andrew T, Metter E Jeffrey, Ferrucci Luigi, Roth Stephen M
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene are some of the most studied in relation to skeletal muscle traits and significant associations have been observed by multiple groups. One such paper by our group provided the first evidence of a genetic association with sarcopenia in men, but that finding has yet to be replicated in an independent cohort. In the present study, we examined multiple VDR...
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