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Vitamin D receptor genotype is associated with radiographic osteoarthritis at the knee.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 15 Jul 1997
Uitterlinden A G, Burger H, Huang Q, Odding E, Duijn C M, Hofman A, Birkenhäger J C, van Leeuwen J P, Pols H A
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis are age-related disorders of the skeleton with genetic components. Low bone density is a risk factor for osteoporotic fracture while osteoarthritis is associated with increased bone density. The 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor (VDR) gene locus was previously found to be associated with bone density. We therefore studied the relationship between radiographic osteoarthritis at the...
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