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Disease Association (Osteoporosis/CVD)
Genetic Relation Between Osteoporosis and Cardiovascular Disease: Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism Predicts Myocardial Infarction
September 28th, 1998
According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the European Congress on Osteoporosis, held September 11-15, 1998, in Berlin, Germany, "Several epidemiological studies have shown low bone mass to be associated with osteoporosis but also with several other common diseases, including stroke and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Yet, the responsible underlying mechanisms are presently unclear. Osteoporosis has a strong genetic component and vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been proposed to explain part of this genetic effect. In view of the putative relation between the vitamin D endocrine system and myocardial infarction (MI), we investigated the association between VDR...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (1998-09-28)
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