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Associations between vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Aug 2011
Lee Young Ho, Bae Sang-Cheol, Choi Sung Jae, Ji Jong Dae, Song Gwan Gyu
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The aim of this study was to determine whether the vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms confer susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). A meta-analysis was conducted on the associations between the BsmI, TaqI, FokI, and ApaI polymorphisms of VDR and RA or SLE using: (1) allele contrast, (2) the recessive model, (3) the dominant model, and (4) additive model. A total of...
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