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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in patients with urolithiasis.
Urological research - 1 Feb 2006
Gunes Sezgin, Bilen Cenk Yucel, Kara Nurten, Asci Ramazan, Bagci Hasan, Yilmaz Ali Faik
Abstract excerpt
Urolithiasis is a multifactorial disease, the onset and severity of which is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. This study represents an investigation of the role of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms (ApaI, BsmI, and TaqI) and combined genotypes in urolithiasis in a Turkish population. We studied 110 patients with urinary stones and 150 control subjects. The polymorphic regions were...
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