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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1997-08-01
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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 |