@inproceedings{2d0dc125efff4d12bc40c45697484917,
title = "Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism's Effect on Bone Mineral Density: Analysis by Use of Belief Functions",
abstract = "A recent meta-analysis of 16 publications suggests that bone mineral density (BMD) is not associated with vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism (VDRGP), p > 0.05, at all sites analyzed when false positive studies are excluded [7]. Although more papers are being published, results are still conflicting. We re-addressed this issue with an approach using two methods involving fuzzy mathematics, [4]. Fifty-five publications on spinal BMD were analyzed as were 73 publications on hip BMD. In this paper, an analysis by belief functions seems to confirm the findings of [4]. This analysis suggests that spinal BMD is associated with VDRGP in females before or after menopause. This BMD - VDR association is also evident in studies in populations males and females combined.",
author = "Cheng, {Shih Chuan} and Goetzinger, {Alyssa A.} and Mordeson, {John N.}",
year = "2002",
month = dec,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0970789017",
series = "Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Information Sciences",
pages = "164--167",
editor = "J.H. Caulfield and S.H. Chen and H.D. Cheng and R. Duro and J.H. Caufield and S.H. Chen and H.D. Cheng and R. Duro and V. Honavar",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 6th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, JCIS 2002",
note = "Proceedings of the 6th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, JCIS 2002 ; Conference date: 08-03-2002 Through 13-03-2002",
}