Vitamin D receptor alleles and bone mineral density in a normal premenopausal Brazilian female population.

doi:10.1590/s0100-879x1997000800003

Article

Vitamin D receptor alleles and bone mineral density in a normal premenopausal Brazilian female population.

Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Aug 1997

Lazaretti-Castro M, Duarte-de-Oliveira M A, Russo E M, Vieira J G

Abstract excerpt

Studies on the association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphism and bone mineral density (BMD) in different populations have produced conflicting results probably due to ethnic differences in the populations studied. The Brazilian population is characterized by a very broad genetic backg...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Bone Density
Brazil
Female
Humans
Premenopause
Receptors, Calcitriol

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