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Vitamin D receptor genotype is associated with cortical bone loss in Japanese patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
Endocrine journal - 1 Feb 1998
Kobayashi T, Sugimoto T, Kobayashi A, Chihara K
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) genotype was determined in 66 Japanese patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). In contrast to previous report showing an association between VDR genotype bb and the development of pHPT in a Swedish population, we did not find any differences in the frequencies of the VDR genotypes between pHPT and the control. The bone mineral density in the radius was significantly lower (Z...
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