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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism in children with urinary tract infection.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Mar 2012
Aslan Sule, Akil Ipek, Aslan Gulcin, Onay Huseyin, Ozyurt Beyhan Cengiz, Ozkinay Ferda
Abstract excerpt
It is known that small alterations leading to different vitamin D receptor (VDR) alleles affect resistance or susceptibility to infections. In this study, we examined VDR gene polymorphisms in urinary tract infections (UTI), which are common and an important cause of morbidity in children and subsequently of renal scar formation. We evaluated 92 patients diagnosed with UTI and 105 children without prior history...
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