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Despite its widespread use, the benefits of vitamin D supplementation in younger women and as a single agent are less clear. We performed a randomized co-twin, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial over 2 years to measure the effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on bone density and bone metabolism in young postmenopausal women. Seventy-nine monozygotic (MZ) twin pairs (mean age, 58.7 years; range, 47\u201370 years) were recruited. For each twin pair, one was randomized to 800 IU cholecalciferol\/day for 2 years and the other was randomized to placebo. BMD was measured at the spine and hip and heel ultrasound at baseline, 12, 18, and 24 months. Samples were collected at 0, 3, and 6 months to measure serum calcium, 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], parathyroid hormone (PTH), osteocalcin, and urinary deoxypyridinoline (DPD). In total, 64 pairs completed the study. No differences in baseline characteristics were seen between the groups. At 6 months, the treatment group had an increase in serum vitamin D [mean \u00b1 SEM intrapair difference, 14.1 \u00b1 2.4 \u03bcg\/liter (p &amp;lt; 0.001)]. There were no significant differences in other serum measurements or bone markers at 3 months or 6 months. At 24 months, no significant treatment effect was seen on BMD or calcaneal ultrasound change within pairs. Subanalysis of treatment response by vitamin D receptor (VDR) genotype revealed no significant difference in effect on BMD variables with treatment. 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