A Common Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (C677T) Polymorphism Is Associated With Low Bone Mineral Density and Increased Fracture Incidence After Menopause: Longitudinal Data From the Danish Osteoporosis Prevention Study
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- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Vol. 18 (4), 723-729
- https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.4.723
Abstract
A polymorphism in the gene encoding methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) has recently been associated with bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal Japanese women. It is not known whether ...Keywords
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