Influence of vitamin D receptor genotype on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a twin study in Britain.

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Influence of vitamin D receptor genotype on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a twin study in Britain.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) - 27 May 1995

Spector T D, Keen R W, Arden N K, Morrison N A, Major P J, Nguyen T V, Kelly P J, Baker J R, Sambrook P N, Lanchbury J S

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the possible association between vitamin D receptor genotype and bone mineral density in a large group of postmenopausal twins. DESIGN: Cross sectional twin study. SETTING: Twin population based in Britain. SUBJECTS: 95 dizygotic (non-identical) pairs of twins and 87 monozygotic (identical) pairs of twins aged 50-69 years, postmenopausal, and free of diseases affecting bone, recruited...

Topics

Absorptiometry, Photon
Aged
Base Sequence
Bone Density
Cross-Sectional Studies
DNA
Female
Forearm
Genetic Markers
Genotype
Humans

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Lumbar Vertebrae

Middle Aged

Molecular Sequence Data

Postmenopause

Receptors, Calcitriol

Twins, Dizygotic

Twins, Monozygotic

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PMID: 7787536
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6991.1357
PMCID: PMC2549743

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