Association of polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor gene start codon and 3′-end region with bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-8

  Zhang, Zhen lin ^a   Zhao, Jin xiu ^a   Meng, Xun wu ^a   Zhou, Xue ying ^a   Xing, Xiao ping ^a   Xia, Wei bo ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BONE; FREQUENCIES; VITAMINS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

POLYMORPHISMS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; APA1 GNE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BSM1 GENE; CHINESE; DEMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR SHAFT; FEMUR TROCHANTER; FOK1 GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; RECEPTOR GENE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; START CODON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOP CODON; TAQ1 GENE; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; WARD TRIANGLE;

3' FLANKING REGION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; CODON, INITIATOR; DNA; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POSTMENOPAUSE; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL;

EID: 0037325076     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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