Advanced onset of menarche and higher bone mineral density depending on vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism.

doi:10.1530/eje.0.1390522

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Advanced onset of menarche and higher bone mineral density depending on vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism.

European journal of endocrinology - 1 Nov 1998

Kitagawa I, Kitagawa Y, Kawase Y, Nagaya T, Tokudome S

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Bone mineral density (BMD) at distal forearm, and weight and height of healthy Japanese girls aged 18-19 years were measured and their age at menarche was obtained through a questionnaire. A statistically significant association was found between BMD at distal radius and vitamin D receptor (VDR)...

Topics

Absorptiometry, Photon
Adolescent
Adult
Bone Density
DNA
Female
Genotype
Humans
Japan
Menarche
Polymorphism, Genetic
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Receptors, Calcitriol

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