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Genetic variants in vitamin D pathway in Egyptian asthmatic children: a pilot study.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 2013
Ismail Manal F, Elnady Hala G, Fouda Eman M
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OBJECTIVES: Asthma is a genetically heterogeneous disease. Genetic variants in vitamin D pathway have been reported to be involved with asthma risk. The study aimed to test whether vitamin D binding protein (VDBP or GC-group component) and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms were associated with asthma characteristics as well as vitamin D level in Egyptian children. DESIGN AND METHODS: The study included...
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