Effects of vitamin D and estrogen receptor gene polymorphisms on the changes in lumbar bone mineral density with multiple pregnancies in Japanese women
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Matsushita
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh009
Subject(s) - foki , taqi , calcitriol receptor , bone mineral , endocrinology , medicine , estrogen receptor alpha , osteoporosis , genotype , estrogen receptor , biology , estrogen , polymorphism (computer science) , hindiii , vitamin d and neurology , restriction enzyme , genetics , gene , breast cancer , cancer
Our aims were to follow the longitudinal changes in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) with multiple pregnancies, and to study whether polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and estrogen receptor (ER) genes may influence the results.
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