Vitamin D receptor genotypes are related to bone size and bone density in men.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2362.1996.2080554.x

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Vitamin D receptor genotypes are related to bone size and bone density in men.

European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 1996

Need A G, Horowitz M, Stiliano A, Scopacasa F, Morris H A, Chatterton B E

Abstract excerpt

Three restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene have been associated with a low bone density in twin and female population studies, but no studies have been conducted exclusively in men. We studied 146 normal men aged 20-83 years. Bone density was measured in the sp...

Topics

Absorptiometry, Photon
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Constitution
Bone Density
Bone Development
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Receptors, Calcitriol

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