Vitamin D receptor alleles and bone mineral density in a normal premenopausal Brazilian female population

Studies on the association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphism and bone mineral density (BMD) in different populations have produced conflicting results probably due to ethnic differences in the populations studied. The Brazilian population is characterized by a very broad genetic backgrou...

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Main Authors: M. Lazaretti-Castro, M.A. Duarte-de-Oliveira, E.M.K. Russo, J.G.H. Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1997-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000800003