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Association of vitamin D receptor genotypes with early onset rheumatoid arthritis.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2001
Garcia-Lozano J R, Gonzalez-Escribano M F, Valenzuela A, Garcia A, Núñez-Roldán A
Abstract excerpt
The presence of certain vitamin D receptor (VDR) genotypes has been associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly populations as well as with accelerated bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present study, VDR genotypes from 120 Spanish patients with RA were investigated. Three VDR gene polymorphisms (BsmI, ApaI and TaqI) were investigated using polymerase chain reaction...
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