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ea0029p130 | Bone & Osteoporosis | ICEECE2012

Bone mineral density is associated with BsmI vitamin D receptor’s polymorphism in adult patients with epilepsy

Armeni E. , Triantafyllou N. , Kaparos G. , Alexandrou A. , Logothetis E. , Creatsa M. , Antoniou A. , Kouskouni E. , Lambrinoudaki I.

Introduction: The BsmI restriction fragment polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) has been related with the development of bone disease in postmenopause, homozygous β thalassemia and hyperthyroidism. The present study aimed to evaluate the association between bone metabolism in patients with epilepsy and the BsmI VDR’s polymorphism.Methods/design: This cross-sectional study evaluated 73 adult patients with epilepsy, under antiepileptic d...