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Relationship between polymorphisms in vitamin D metabolism-related genes and the risk of rickets in Han Chinese children.
BMC medical genetics - 30 Sept 2013
Zhang Yuling, Yang Shufen, Liu Ye, Ren Lihong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency rickets is common in China. Genetic factors may play an important role in the susceptibility to rickets. Our study aimed to identify the relationship between three vitamin D-related genes (group specific component [GC], cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily R, polypeptide 1 (CYP2R1), and 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase/nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide synthetase 1 (DHCR7/NADSYN1)...
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