Are vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms linked to and associated with adult height?
Our results strongly suggest that VDR may be linked to and associated with adult height variation in white populations.
Simple detorsion was not accompanied by an increase in morbidity, and all patients studied had functioning ovarian tissue on follow-up despite the surgeon's assessment of the degree of ovarian ischemia. Detorsion is the procedure of choice for most cases of ovarian torsion in children.