ea0016p83 | Bone and calcium | ECE2008
Tworowska-Bardzinska Urszula
, Bidzinska-Speichert Bozena
, Obojski Andrzej
, Lenarcik Agnieszka
Results of many studies indicate that the BsmI polymorphism in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene may influence bone tissue metabolism and may be useful in identifying patients at greater risk of osteoporosis. As far as long-term glucocorticoid treatment is a major risk factor for osteoporosis development, we looked for the BsmI VDR gene polymorphism and its relation to phenotypic features characterizing bone status (BMD and metabolic bone turnover) in 74 premenopausal women: 5...