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Polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor gene and its association with bone mineral density and osteocalcin in Chinese.
Chinese medical journal - 1 May 1997
Zhao J, Zhou X, Meng X, Liu G, Xing X, Liu H, Xu L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the distribution frequencies of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms in Chinese and the relationship between VDR genotypes and bone mineral density (BMD) or serum osteocalcin level in Chinese women. METHODS: Polymorphisms of VDR gene were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify the DNA sequence and three restriction enzymes (namely BsmI, ApaI and TaqI) to digest the PCR...
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