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Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms (Fok I, Cdx-2) and bone mineral density in Slovak postmenopausal women.
Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht uber die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur - 12 Aug 2020
Boroňová Iveta, Bernasovská Jarmila, Mačeková Soňa, Kľoc Ján, Tomková Zlatica, Bernasovský Ivan, Šeliga Peter, Petrejčíková Eva, Zigová Michaela, Blaščáková Marta Mydlárová, Majherová Mária, Grejtáková Daniela, Klamárová Tatiana
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue with consequent increase in bone fragility and fracture risk. Bone mineral density (BMD), the major determinant of osteoporotic fracture risk, has a particular genetic background. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is implicated in the regulation of bone mineral density. The present study evaluates the...
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