Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Variation With Osteoporosis Risk in Belarusian and Lithuanian Postmenopausal Women.

PM, Marozik; M, Tamulaitiene; E, Rudenka; V, Alekna; I, Mosse; A, Rudenka; V, Samokhovec; K, Kobets

doi:10.3389/fendo.2018.00305

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Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Variation With Osteoporosis Risk in Belarusian and Lithuanian Postmenopausal Women.

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Marozik PM

Tamulaitiene M

Rudenka E

Abstract

Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is one of the main mediators of vitamin D biological activity. VDR dysfunction might substantially contribute to development of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO). Numerous studies have revealed the effects of several <i>VDR</i> gene variants on osteoporosis risk, although si...

Subject

Polymorphism

Vitamin D receptor

haplotype

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