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The vitamin D receptor genotype predisposes to the development of calcific aortic valve stenosis
1 Jun 2001
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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that vitamin D receptor polymorphism is associated with calcific aortic valve stenosis. DESIGN: The distribution of one polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor (BsmI B/b) was examined in 100 consecutive patients with calcific valvar aortic stenosis and compared with a control group of 100 patients (paired match for age, sex, and the presence of coronary artery disease from a total...
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