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Influence of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on mortality risk in hemodialysis patients.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Nov 2001
Marco M P, Craver L, Betriu A, Fibla J, Fernández E
Abstract excerpt
The BsmI polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene influences mineral metabolism and the course of cancers and infections. The poly-A polymorphism is in linkage disequilibrium with BsmI and could be responsible for clinical associations attributed to BsmI. The objective of this work is to study the influence of VDR polymorphisms on survival of 143 prevalent hemodialysis (HD) patients followed up for 4...
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