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Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy interacts with polymorphisms in the promoter region of the VDR gene to affect postpartum bone mass of Brazilian adolescent mothers: A randomized controlled trial.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Oct 2016
Normando Paula, Diogenes Maria Eduarda L, Cabello Pedro H, Cabello Giselda M, Donangelo Carmen M, Bezerra Flávia F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether calcium plus vitamin D supplementation interacts with polymorphisms in the VDR gene promoter region to affect changes on maternal bone mass from 5 to 20 wk postpartum in Brazilian adolescent mothers. METHODS: Pregnant adolescents (14-19 y) randomly received calcium plus cholecalciferol (600 mg/d + 200 IU/d, n = 30) or placebo (n = 26) from 26 wk of pregnancy until parturition....
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