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No association of vitamin D receptor gene start codon fok 1 polymorphisms in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 2002
Huang Chung-Ming, Wu Mei-Chen, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the start codon Fok I of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism is a marker of susceptibility to or severity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Chinese patients in Taiwan. METHODS: A control group of 90 healthy people and 52 patients with SLE were examined. Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based restriction analysis, we evaluated the relationship between Fok I...
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