The association of bone mineral density with vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-64

  Gong, G ^a   Stern, H S ^b   Cheng, S C ^c   Fong, N ^c   Mordeson, J ^c   Deng, H W ^a   Recker, R R ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Iowa State University ^*  (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Density; Gene; Mineral; Receptor; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MENOPAUSE; META ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

AGE FACTORS; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; SPINE;

EID: 0033044133     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050116     Document Type: Article

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