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Bone mineral density and its change in white women: estrogen and vitamin D receptor genotypes and their interaction.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Apr 1998
Willing M, Sowers M, Aron D, Clark M K, Burns T, Bunten C, Crutchfield M, D'Agostino D, Jannausch M
Abstract excerpt
Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a major risk factor for development of osteoporosis; increasing evidence suggests that attainment and maintenance of peak bone mass as well as bone turnover and bone loss have strong genetic determinants. We examined the association of BMD levels and their change over a 3-year period, and polymorphisms of the estrogen receptor (ER), vitamin D receptor (VDR), type I collagen,...
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