Large-scale population-based study shows no evidence of association between common polymorphism of the VDR gene and BMD in British women

Macdonald, Helen M, McGuigan, Fiona E, Stewart, Alison, Black, Alison J, Fraser, WD, Ralston, Stuart and Reid, David M (2006) Large-scale population-based study shows no evidence of association between common polymorphism of the VDR gene and BMD in British women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 21 (1). pp. 151-162. ISSN 1523-4681

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Abstract

The VDR is a candidate gene for osteoporosis. Here we studied five common polymorphisms of VDR in relation to calcium intake and vitamin D status in a population-based cohort of 3100 British women, but found no significant association with bone mass, bone loss, or fracture.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Musculoskeletal Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Depositing User: Rhiannon Harvey
Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2011 12:56
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 00:50
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/32059
DOI: 10.1359/JBMR.050906

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