Vitamin D Deficiency Induces Early Signs of Aging in Human Bone, Increasing the Risk of Fracture
Science Translational Medicine 5(193)
Article 2013 English
Authors
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Björn Busse
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Hrishikesh Bale
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Elizabeth A. Zimmermann
Abstract
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In addition to decreasing bone mass, vitamin D deficiency causes early aging of the remaining mineralized bone and leads to severe losses in fracture resistance.
Thomas J. Wang, Michael J. Pencina, Sarah L. Booth, Paul F. Jacques, Erik Ingelsson, Katherine J. Lanier, Emelia Benjamin, Ralph B. D’Agostino, Myles Wolf, Ramachandran S. Vasan
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