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Lack of association of vitamin D receptor gene BsmI polymorphisms in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Rheumatology international - 1 Sept 2010
Abbasi Mahnaz, Rezaieyazdi Zahra, Afshari Jalil Tavakol, Hatef Mohammadreza, Sahebari Maryam, Saadati Nayereh
Abstract excerpt
Several data link vitamin D to many autoimmune diseases. Association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene BsmI polymorphisms and systemic lupus erythematosus has been reported. In this study, we examine whether the VDR gene BsmI polymorphisms are markers for susceptibility to or severity of SLE. This study incorporated 60 patients with SLE living in northeastern Iran. Three genotypes, BB, Bb and bb, were...
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