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Association analysis of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in chinese population with asthma.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 1 Sept 2009
Fang Wen-Liang, Gao Lin-Bo, Liang Wei-Bo, Xue Hui, Bai Peng, Lv Mei-Li, Wang Yan-Yun, Zhou Bin, Zhang Lin
Abstract excerpt
Several asthma susceptibility loci, including a region containing the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene located at chromosome 12q, have been identified using genome-wide screens. Our aim is to investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VDR gene and asthma. One hundred one asthma patients and 206 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Genotypes were determined using a...
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