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Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene and type 1 diabetes mellitus risk: an update by meta-analysis.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 15 May 2012
Zhang Jie, Li Wei, Liu Jiaming, Wu Wenhe, Ouyang Houxian, Zhang Qingqing, Wang Yue, Liu Libin, Yang Rongrong, Liu Xiaoting, Meng Qinghe, Lu Jianxin
Abstract excerpt
Four well known polymorphisms (BsmI, FokI, ApaI, TaqI) in the VDR gene have been implicated in susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), but the results to date have been inconclusive. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between polymorphisms in the VDR gene and T1DM risk by meta-analysis. A total of 57 case-control studies in 26 published studies were included. The results indicated...
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