Prediction of bone density from vitamin D receptor alleles
β Scribed by Morrison, Nigel A.; Qi, Jian Cheng; Tokita, Akifumi; Kelly, Paul J.; Crofts, Linda; Nguyen, Tuan V.; Sambrook, Philip N.; Eisman, John A.
- Book ID
- 118675085
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 449 KB
- Volume
- 367
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/367284a0
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