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

Marozik, Pavel; Tamulaitienė, Marija; Rudenka, Ema; Alekna, Vidmantas; Б. Моссэ, И.; Rudenka, Alena; Samokhovec, Volha; Kobets, Katsiaryna

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

Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology • Jun 5, 2018

Authors:

Pavel Marozik

Marija Tamulaitienė

Ema Rudenka

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 VDR gene variants on osteoporosis risk, although significa...

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Calcitriol receptor

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Medicine

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