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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
A genetic marker for the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D receptor (VDR) is reported to account for much of the heritable component of bone density. It is not known whether VDR genotype influences bone accretion or loss, or how it is related to calcium metabolism. The VDR genotype was determined in 229 healthy postmenopausal women who previously participated in a calcium trial. VDR alleles were designated according to presence (b) or absence (B) of the BsmI restriction enzyme cutting site. There were 83 bb, 102 Bb, and 44 BB individuals. Two-thirds of the women took 500 mg of calcium supplement (mean calcium intake = 892 mg/day) and one-third a placebo (mean = 376 mg/day). Bone mineral density (BMD) at the femoral neck, spine, and radius were measured by dual- and single-photon absorptiometry at baseline and after 1 and 2 years. Among women more than 10 years postmenopausal, those with the BB genotype had the lowest femoral neck BMD. Rates of bone loss over 2 years were greater in the BB group at all sites (e.g., at the femoral neck, bb, 0.45 +/- 0.43; Bb, -0.01 +/- 0.40; BB, -0.99 +/- 0.50%/year; BB vs. bb, p = 0.01), and this trend was found both in women < 10 years since menopause (e.g., at the radius, bb, 0.43 +/- 0.47; Bb, -0.37 +/- 0.42; BB, -1.20 +/- 0.59% per year; BB vs. bb, p = 0.02) and those > or = 10 years (radius, bb, -0.71 +/- 0.41; Bb, 0.08 +/- 0.39; BB, -1.41 +/- 0.49% per year; BB vs. Bb, p < 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0884-0431
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:geneSymbol
BsmI
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
978-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Absorptiometry, Photon, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Bone Density, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Calcium, Dietary, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Femur Neck, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Lumbar Vertebrae, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Radius, pubmed-meshheading:7572323-Receptors, Calcitriol
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Vitamin D receptor alleles and rates of bone loss: influences of years since menopause and calcium intake.
pubmed:affiliation
Calcium and Bone Metabolism Laboratory, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't