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Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with clinical outcomes of dengue virus infection.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 2012
Alagarasu K, Honap T, Mulay A P, Bachal R V, Shah P S, Cecilia D
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D is known to affect pathogenesis of dengue through modulation of immune responses. Vitamin D exerts its effects through vitamin D receptor (VDR). The functioning of VDR is affected by the gene polymorphisms in the coding (rs2228570) and 3'untranslated region (UTR) (rs1544410, rs7975232 and rs731236). In the present study, VDR gene polymorphisms were investigated in 112 dengue infected patients (83 dengue...
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