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Low bone mineral density and vitamin d deficiency correlated with genetics and other bone markers in female Turkish immigrants in Germany.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Nov 2016
Tastan Yasemin, Kann Peter Herbert, Tinneberg Hans-Rudolf, Hadji Peyman, Müller-Ladner Ulf, Lange Uwe
Abstract excerpt
Patients with osteoporosis have a low bone mass resulting in an increased risk for bone fractures, morbidity and mortality. One hundred thirty-one female pre-menopausal participants (98 Turkish immigrants living in Germany in comparison with 33 age-matched healthy Germans) were recruited for this study which explored vitamin D deficiency and specific genetic modifications of bone metabolism. The subjects were...
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