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Lack of association between vitamin D receptor genotypes and osteoporosis in Koreans.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 1995
Lim S K, Park Y S, Park J M, Song Y D, Lee E J, Kim K R, Lee H C, Huh K B
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate whether common allelic variants in the gene encoding the vitamin D receptor (VDR) were useful in predicting differences in bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover rate in Koreans, we analyzed the restriction pattern of the polymerase chain reaction product of the VDR gene with the Bsm1 enzyme and serum osteocalcin in patients with osteoporosis. The prevalence of the BB genotype in the controls...
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