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Vitamin D receptor gene ApaI, TaqI, FokI and BsmI polymorphisms in a group of Turkish patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Minerva endocrinologica - 1 Jun 2013
Yazici D, Yavuz D, Tarcin O, Sancak S, Deyneli O, Akalin S
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Previous studies have suggested an influence of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms on the development of autoimmune thyroid disease in different ethnic populations. We aimed to investigate the distribution of vitamin D receptor (VDR) alleles in a group of Turkish patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). METHODS: One hundred and eleven patients (male/female: 5/106, 47.9±12.8 years) and 159 healthy controls...
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