Article
[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 osteopo...
Topics
- Absorptiometry, Photon
- Adult
- Aged
- Bone Remodeling
- Calcitonin
- Case-Control Studies
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Female
- Fractures, Bone
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Humans
