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Vitamin D receptor genotype is associated with Addison's disease.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Nov 2002
Pani Michael A, Seissler Jochen, Usadel Klaus-H, Badenhoop Klaus
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Autoimmune Addison's disease is a rare disorder which results from the T cell-mediated destruction of adrenocortical cells. A number of genetic susceptibility markers are shared by Addison's disease, type 1 diabetes, Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The vitamin D endocrine system has been shown to influence immune regulation. Variants of the nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene were found...
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