Osteoporosis has been defined as the silent disease of the 21st century, becoming a public
health risk due to its severity, chronicity and progression and affecting mainly …

Osteoporosis is a complex human disease that results in increased susceptibility to fragility
fractures. It can be phenotypically characterized using several traits, including bone mineral …

CONTEXT: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms have been strongly associated
with bone mineral density in some studies. However, in a recent meta-analysis, no …

Abstract Background and Aim: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is characterized as a form of
hepatitis in which, despite the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) …

The influence of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene for the risk of osteoporosis remains to be
elucidated. The aim of the present study was to understand the distribution of various single …

Abstract Vitamin D receptor (VDR) BsmI gene polymorphism has been reported to be
strongly associated with osteoporosis risk in some studies. However, the results from those …

Objective This study aimed to quantitatively summarize the evidence for VDR BsmI gene
polymorphism and osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal women. Materials and methods The …

Background Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones in which the density of the bones
decreases. The prevalence of this disease greatly varies in different populations of the …

A total hip arthroplasty (THA) can improve quality of life, but loosening of the hip prosthesis
is a complex problem in which vitamin D may also play a role. The Vitamin D Receptor …

Osteoporosis is a systemic metabolic bone disorder characterized by a decrease of bone
strength with fragility fracture. There are only a few studies performed on oxidative stress as …