Associations of rs1801197 polymorphism of the calcitonin receptor gene CALCR with postmenopausal osteoporosis

Abstract

We examined 116 postmenopausal women. An uneven distribution of the rs1801197 polymorphism genotypes of the CALCR gene was found in the groups of healthy women, patients with osteoporosis and osteopenia (p = 0.036). Among women with osteoporosis and osteopenia, compared with healthy individuals, the C allele is significantly more often recorded (p <0.001).