Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in a group of postmenopausal Turkish women: association with bone mineral density

Yoldemir T., Yavuz D. G., Anik G., Verimli N., Erenus M.

CLIMACTERIC, vol.14, no.3, pp.384-391, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/13697137.2010.550973
  • Journal Name: CLIMACTERIC
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.384-391
  • Keywords: POSTMENOPAUSE, BONE MINERAL DENSITY, VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISM, VDR GENE, TRANSLATION INITIATION SITE, START CODON POLYMORPHISM, JAPANESE WOMEN, PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN, CALCIUM-ABSORPTION, AMERICAN WOMEN, CHINESE WOMEN, OSTEOPOROSIS, MASS, ESTROGEN
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective To determine the frequency of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms BsmI, ApaI, TaqI and FokI and their associations with bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal Turkish women.