The bb genotype of the BsmI polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) is more common in primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) than in the general population in Swedish and German women. However, little is known about the association of HPT with the start codon polymorphism of the VDR (defined by FokI).
Department of Medicine, University Hospital Insular, Bone Metabolic Unit, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. msosa@cicei.ulpgc.es