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Lack of association of the vitamin D receptor gene with Graves' disease in UK Caucasians.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 May 2004
Collins J E, Heward J M, Nithiyananthan R, Nejentsev S, Todd J A, Franklyn J A, Gough S C L
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OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D modulates the immune system by suppressing the proliferation of activated T cells, with its actions being directed through the vitamin D receptor (VDR). A number of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified in the VDR gene, of which several have been associated with autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes and Graves' disease (GD) in Japanese females. The aim of this...
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