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Association of the CYP27B1 C(-1260)A polymorphism with autoimmune Addison's disease.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Aug 2010
Fichna M, Zurawek M, Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska D, Gryczyñska M, Fichna P, Sowiñski J, Nowak J
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) is a complex endocrine disorder with several susceptibility loci. This study was aimed to investigate the associations of CYP27B1 C(-1260)A and PDCD1 G7146A polymorphisms with AAD in a Polish cohort, comprising 101 AAD patients and 251 healthy controls. CYP27B1 encodes 1alpha-hydroxylase, responsible for conversion of the vitamin D (3) precursor into its active form, involved in...
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