Common polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor gene is associated with variation of peak bone mass in young Finns

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 231-234

  Viitanen, A M ^a   Karkkainen M ^b   Laitinen, K ^a   Lamberg Allardt, C ^b   Kainulainen, K ^a   Rasanen L ^a   Viikari, J ^c   Valimaki M J ^a   Kontula, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b MINERVA FOUNDATION INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis; Peak bone mass; Solid phase minisequencing; Vitamin D receptor

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; VITAMIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0029824813     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002239900113     Document Type: Article

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