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Associations between two polymorphisms (FokI and BsmI) of vitamin D receptor gene and type 1 diabetes mellitus in Asian population: a meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Wang Guofeng, Zhang Qingqing, Xu Ning, Xu Kuanfeng, Wang Jian, He Wei, Yang Tao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms are possibly involved in the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). However, the results to date have been inconclusive. We performed a meta-analysis to examine the association between 2 polymorphisms (FokI and BsmI) of the VDR gene and T1DM in the Asian population. METHODS: Literature was retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, CBM, Embase and...
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