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[The VDR gene polymorphism in patients with multiple sclerosis].
Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova - 1 Jan 2009
Babenko S A, Alifirova V M, Orlova Iu Iu, Puzyrev V P
Abstract excerpt
Immune mechanisms play a pivotal role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). Vitamin D is an important biological immunoregulator acting through receptors of immunocompetent cells. Genotype and haplotype frequencies for VDR polymorphisms in a case-control study of MS have been investigated. Results have shown an association of the VDR T/t variant with the disease (p<0.05). This marker was also associated...
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