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Family-based analysis of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and type 1 diabetes in the population of South Croatia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2008
Boraska Vesna, Škrabić Veselin, Zeggini Eleftheria, Groves Christopher James, Buljubašić Maja, Peruzović Marijana, Zemunik Tatijana
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a disease characterised by the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. Vitamin D is a known immune system modulator and its effects are exerted via the vitamin D receptor (VDR). Several VDR gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been commonly studied in relation to T1DM. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of VDR gene variation in...
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