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Calcium absorption on high and low calcium intakes in relation to vitamin D receptor genotype.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 1995
Dawson-Hughes B, Harris S S, Finneran S
Abstract excerpt
The finding that the link between polymorphism at the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene and rates of bone loss from the femoral neck in postmenopausal women is enhanced at low calcium intakes suggests that intestinal calcium absorption is a site of differential action of the VDR alleles. 1,25-Dihydro...
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