Article
The BsmI vitamin D receptor restriction fragment length polymorphism (bb) influences the effect of calcium intake on bone mineral density.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Jul 1997
Kiel D P, Myers R H, Cupples L A, Kong X F, Zhu X H, Ordovas J, Schaefer E J, Felson D T, Rush D, Wilson P W, Eisman J A, Holick M F
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms and bone mineral density (BMD) have suggested that there may be differences in calcium absorption among groups of women with different VDR genotypes, and that the association may be stronger in younger women. To investigate the associ...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Bone Density
- Calcium, Dietary
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Receptors, Calcitriol