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Association of the vitamin D receptor gene start codon <i>Fok</i> I polymorphism with calcium oxalate stone disease
1 Feb 2001
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of Fok I polymorphism (the most frequent polymorphism, at the start codon of the vitamin D receptor gene, VDR) as a convenient genetic marker in identifying the cause of urolithiasis. PATIENTS, SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A normal control group of 90 healthy subjects and 146 patients with calcium oxalate stones were examined. Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based restriction analysis,...
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