Bone Abstracts

Bone fractures may depend on Vitamin D Receptor Gene (VDR), bone mineral density, bone turnover markers.Patients and methods: About 161 patients were recruited and underwent: skeletal densitometry (DXA) method and bone turnover studies (Osteocalcin and Ntx).The study group was evaluated using restriction enzyme digestion at BsmI (rs1544410), FokI (rs2228570), ApaI (rs7975232) and TaqI (rs731236), polymorphic sites of t...