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[Effect of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism on vitamin D therapy for postmenopausal bone loss].
Nihon Sanka Fujinka Gakkai zasshi - 1 Sept 1996
Owada M, Suzuki K, Honda T, Yamada H, Tsukikawa S, Hoshi K, Sato A
Abstract excerpt
In order to assess the effect of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms on vitamin D3 therapy for postmenopausal bone loss. Thirty-four Japanese postmenopausal women, administered vitamin D3 (Alfarol 1.0 microgram/day) and Ca (2.0 g/day) for 18 months, were analyzed by RFLP. Bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine (L2-4) and Os-calcis were measured every 6 months by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry...
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