Lack of association between Vitamin D receptor FokI polymorphism and alopecia areata.

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Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is expressed in the hair follicle and the lack of it leads to alopecia. In this study, we investigated whether there was a relationship between VDR FokI gene polymorphism and alopecia areata (AA). This is the first study investigating the relationship between VDR gene polymorphism and AA. Twenty-five patients with the extensive forms of AA (alopecia totalis; AT, alopecia universalis; AU...

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