Article
Vitamin D receptor alleles do not predict bone mineral density or bone loss in Danish perimenopausal women.
Bone - 1 May 1998
Hansen T S, Abrahamsen B, Henriksen F L, Hermann A P, Jensen L B, Hørder M, Gram J
Abstract excerpt
A BsmI restriction enzyme polymorphism in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has been reported to be associated with bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover. However, findings in other studies suggest the presence of considerable interaction by race, body size, and environmental factors. Ther...
Topics
- Absorptiometry, Photon
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Alleles
- Bone Density
- Bone Development
- Calcitriol
- Calcium
- Cohort Studies
- Denmark
- Female
- Femur
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hydroxyproline
- Longitudinal Studies
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Middle Aged