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ArticleGenes & nutrition2020

Vitamin D receptor Bsm I polymorphism and osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis from 42 studies.

Jun Long Liao, Qiang Qin, Yong Sheng Zhou, Ru Ping Ma, He Chao Zhou, Mao Rong Gu, Yun Ping Feng, Bo Yuan Wang, Ling Yang

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Article in Genes & nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jun Long LiaoThe People's Hospital of Yuxi City, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yuxi, 653100, China.
Qiang QinThe Sports Department, Zhejiang University of Science & Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China.
Yong Sheng ZhouThe People's Hospital of Yuxi City, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yuxi, 653100, China.
Ru Ping MaThe People's Hospital of Yuxi City, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yuxi, 653100, China.
He Chao ZhouThe People's Hospital of Yuxi City, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yuxi, 653100, China.
Mao Rong GuThe People's Hospital of Yuxi City, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yuxi, 653100, China.
Yun Ping FengThe People's Hospital of Yuxi City, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yuxi, 653100, China.
Bo Yuan WangThe Key Lab of Sports and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Physical Education, Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, 653100, China. wby@yxnu.edu.cn.
Ling YangThe People's Hospital of Yuxi City, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yuxi, 653100, China. yangling6th@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3240-9751
Kunming Medical University · CNYuxi Normal University · CNZhejiang University of Science and Technology · CN

Funding

Yuxi Social Science Foundation YXSK226
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to quantitatively summarize the evidence for VDR BsmI gene polymorphism and osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe PubMed, EMBASE, Weipu, CNKI, and Wanfang databases were searched for eligible studies. Case-control studies containing available genotype frequencies of B/b were chosen, and odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to assess the strength of this association.

results4485 osteoporosis and 5490 controls were identified in our meta-analysis. In the stratified analysis, a significant association was observed between VDR BsmI gene polymorphism and osteoporosis susceptibility in Caucasians (additive model: OR = 0.809, 95% CI 0.678~0.965, p = 0.019; recessive model: OR = 0.736, 95% CI 0.568~0.955, p = 0.021; and co-dominant model: bb vs. BB OR = 0.701, 95% CI 0.511~0.962 p = 0.028), and we failed to find any significant relationship in Asians.

conclusionThe present meta-analysis suggests that VDR BsmI genotype is associated with increased risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis in Caucasians but not in Asians. To draw comprehensive and true conclusions, further prospective studies with larger numbers of participants worldwide are needed to examine associations between VDR BsmI polymorphism and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

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BsmI polymorphismMeta-analysisOsteoporosisPostmenopausalVitamin D receptor

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