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Vitamin D receptor polymorphism rs2228570 (Fok1) is associated with rheumatoid arthritis in North American natives.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 2012
Hitchon Carol A, Sun Ye, Robinson David B, Peschken Christine A, Bernstein Charles N, Siminovitch Katherine A, El-Gabalawy Hani S
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OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D (VitD) has immunomodulatory activity relevant to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and acts by binding nuclear receptors that regulate gene transcription. VitD receptor polymorphisms have been variably associated with RA. Because North American Native (NAN) populations have a high pr...
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