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[Genetic polymorphism of vitamin D receptor and osteoporosis].
Medicina clinica - 16 May 1998
Sosa Henríquez M, Torres Ramírez A, Domínguez Cabrera C, Salido E, Saavedra Santana P, Barrios Y, Limiñana Cañal J M, Betancor León P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic factors condition an important part of bone mass. The role of vitamin D receptor polymorphism (VDR) as genetic marker of osteoporosis is a matter of discussion. We have studied the possible influence of VDR on bone remodelling, calciotropic hormones, on the presence of osteoporosis and osteoporotic bone fractures. PATIENTS, CONTROL POPULATION AND METHODS: A case-control study. We have studied...
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