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Association of vitamin D receptor-gene (FokI) polymorphism with calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis.
Journal of endourology - 1 Jan 2000
Bid Hemant Kumar, Kumar Ajay, Kapoor Rakesh, Mittal Rama D
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Formation of kidney stones is still not understood but is hypothesized to be associated with the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR). In order to assess the eventual role of VDR start-codon FokI polymorphism in stone formation, we evaluated the association between calcium stone disease and this polymorphism in a North Indian population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A control group comprised of 166...
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