Article
Genetic influences on bone density: physiological correlates of vitamin D receptor gene alleles in premenopausal women.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 1995
Howard G, Nguyen T, Morrison N, Watanabe T, Sambrook P, Eisman J, Kelly P J
Abstract excerpt
Common vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene alleles have recently been shown to contribute to the genetic variability in bone mass and bone turnover, however, the physiological mechanisms involved are unknown. To examine this, the response to 7 days of 2 micrograms oral 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D[1,25-(OH)2D] (calcitriol) stimulation was assessed in 21 premenopausal women, homozygous for one or other of the common VDR...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Bone Density
- Bone and Bones
- Calcitriol
- Calcium
- Collagen
- Collagen Type I
- Female
- Genes
- Homeostasis
- Homozygote
