Article
Association of vitamin D receptor genetic variants with susceptibility to asthma and atopy.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Nov 2004
Poon Audrey H, Laprise Catherine, Lemire Mathieu, Montpetit Alexandre, Sinnett Donna, Schurr Erwin, Hudson Thomas J
Abstract excerpt
Genome scans for asthma have identified suggestive or significant linkages on 17 different chromosomes, including chromosome 12, region q13-23, housing the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene. Through interaction with VDR, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 mediates numerous biological activities, such as regulation of helper T-cell development and subsequent cytokine secretion profiles. Variants of the VDR have been found to be...
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