Studies on the relationship between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-168

  Chen, Jun ^a   Zhang, Li Ping ^a   Qiu, Jun Feng ^a   Peng, Hui ^a   Deng, Zhong Liang ^a   Wang, Yu Jun ^a   Yan, Zhong De ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Genotype; Osteoporosis; Polymerase chain reaction; Postmenopausal; Vitamin D receptor

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; PATIENT MONITORING; VITAMINS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS;

GENES;

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BB GENOTYPE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; RECEPTOR GENE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL;

EID: 0037388542     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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