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Association of vitamin D receptor gene BsmI polymorphisms in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lupus - 1 Jan 2002
Huang C M, Wu M C, Wu J Y, Tsai F J
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether vitamin D receptor (VDR) genes BsmI polymorphisms were markers for susceptibility to or severity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Chinese patients in Taiwan. The study included 47 Chinese patients with SLE. In addition, 90 unrelated, healthy individuals living in central Taiwan served as control subjects. Each polymorphism was detected as a result of...
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