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The vitamin D receptor gene variant is associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Oct 2001
Ortlepp J R, Lauscher J, Hoffmann R, Hanrath P, Joost H G
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AIMS: Vitamin D can influence lipolysis and insulin secretion. A common genetic polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor, which has been found to be associated with bone mineral density, has also been reported to be associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. To test the influence of the v...
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