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Association between vitamin D receptor FokI. Polymorphism and serum parathyroid hormone level in patients with chronic renal failure.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Feb 2005
Vigo Gago E, Cadarso-Suárez C, Perez-Fernandez R, Romero Burgos R, Devesa Mugica J, Segura Iglesias C
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the relationship between vitamin D receptor (VDR) start codon polymorphism and serum levels of PTH, calcidiol, and calcium in 64 Spanish patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). An exon 2 fragment of the VDR gene was amplified by PCR, and cleaved with the restriction enzyme FokI. The alleles were identified according to the digestion pattern obtained as F (absence of restriction site) and f...
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