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Effect of vitamin D receptor gene alleles on bone loss in early rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 May 1998
Gough A, Sambrook P, Devlin J, Lilley J, Huisoon A, Betteridge J, Franklyn J, Nguyen T, Morrison N, Eisman J, Emery P
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OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a polygenic disease characterized by localized joint destruction and generalized osteoporosis resulting in increased fracture risk. The pathogenetic mechanisms that determine the severity of generalized bone loss in RA are poorly understood. Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have been described as a significant determinant of bone turnover and mass. In this...
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