Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are not associated with alopecia areata.

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BACKGROUND: It has been demonstrated that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) is strongly expressed in key structures of hair follicles, and a lack of VDR leads to alopecia. We investigated whether there was any association between VDR gene polymorphisms (BsmI, ApaI, and TaqI) and alopecia areata (AA). METHODS: Thirty-two patients with AA and 27 healthy control subjects were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction and...

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