Currently, there is no completely effective therapy available for metastatic
phaeochromocytomas (PCCs) and paragangliomas. In this study, we explore new molecular …

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We examined the association of bone mineral density (BMD) with a polymorphism in the
gene encoding the vitamin D receptor (VDR) that causes a change in the predicted protein …

In childhood, the most common site of fracture is the distal forearm. To determine whether
young girls with these fractures have low bone density more commonly than fracture‐free …

Genetic factors are known to explain a major proportion of peak bone mineral mass
variance. Whether the influence of these genetic factors is expressed before the pubertal …

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has been implicated as one of the major genetic
components of osteoporosis. We evaluated the relationship between markers of mineral …

Peak bone mass (PBM) is defined as the amount of bony tissue present at the end of
skeletal maturation [1]. Bone strength is mainly determined by volumetric density, ie, the …

Context: Smoking has previously been associated with reduced areal bone mineral density
(aBMD) in elderly subjects, but the association remains controversial in adolescents …

In this study, we evaluated the predictive roles of sex steroids for skeletal parameters in
young men (n= 1068) at the age of peak bone mass. Serum free estradiol was a negative …

Osteoporosis is a polygenic disease, whose determining loci have not yet been identified.
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms in the 3′‐end region (as determined by the …