Vitamin D receptor start codon polymorphism (Fok I) and bone mineral density in Chinese men and women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 218-221

  Lau, E M C ^a   Lam, V ^a   Li, M ^b   Ho, K ^b   Woo, J ^b  

^a Department of Family and Community Medicine ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Chinese; Fok I polymorphism of the vitamin D gene; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHINESE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; START CODON; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; CODON, INITIATOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0036117787     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980200017     Document Type: Article

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