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Unaltered diabetes presentation in NOD mice lacking the vitamin D receptor.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 2008
Gysemans Conny, van Etten Evelyne, Overbergh Lutgart, Giulietti Annapaula, Eelen Guy, Waer Mark, Verstuyf Annemieke, Bouillon Roger, Mathieu Chantal
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D deficiency increases risk for type 1 diabetes in genetically predisposed individuals, while high doses of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] prevent insulitis and diabetes in NOD mice. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Since 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) regulates gene transcription through the vitamin D receptor (VDR), we investigated the role of VDR in diabetes development by creating NOD mice...
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