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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in Turkish children with vitamin D deficient rickets.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Bora Gamze, Ozkan Behzat, Dayangaç-Erden Didem, Erdem-Yurter Hayat, Coşkun Turgay
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D deficient rickets is prevalent in Turkey and a considerable number of children are at risk of growth retardation, impaired bone formation and fracture. In order to check whether vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism relates to the vitamin D deficient rickets, we analyzed VDR gene FokI, TaqI and ApaI polymorphisms in 24 Turkish vitamin D deficient rickets patients and 100 healthy controls. We found...
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