The vitamin D receptor start codon polymorphism (Fok1) and bone mineral density in premenopausal women in Taiwan

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 545-549

  Cheng, W C ^a   Tsai, K S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone markers; Bone mineral density; Start codon polymorphism; Vitamin D receptor gene

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ENDONUCLEASE; MARKER; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE TURNOVER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXON; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRON; LUMBAR SPINE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; START CODON; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032766024     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050183     Document Type: Article

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