Article
The genetics of osteoporosis: vitamin D receptor polymorphisms.
Annual review of nutrition - 1 Jan 1998
Wood R J, Fleet J C
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue that leads to bone fragility and an increase in fracture risk. It is a disease with a complex etiology that includes genetic and environmental contributors. Environmental factors that influenc...
Topics
- Adult
- Bone Density
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Osteoporosis
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Calcitriol