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Vitamin D receptor (FokI, BsmI and TaqI) gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a North Indian study.
Indian journal of medical sciences - 1 May 2009
Bid Hemant Kumar, Konwar Rituraj, Aggarwal C G, Gautam Sunaina, Saxena Madhukar, Nayak V Lakshma, Banerjee Monisha
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is a candidate gene for susceptibility to several diseases. Studies on association between VDR polymorphisms and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in different ethnic populations are yet inconclusive. AIMS: This study was conducted to evaluate association between VDR polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility to T2DM in the north Indian population. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: One...
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