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Interaction between allelic variations in vitamin D receptor and retinoid X receptor genes on metabolic traits.
BMC genetics - 19 Mar 2014
Vimaleswaran Karani S, Cavadino Alana, Berry Diane J, Mangino Massimo, Andrews Peter, Moore Jason H, Spector Timothy D, Power Chris, Järvelin Marjo-Riitta, Hyppönen Elina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Low vitamin D status has been shown to be a risk factor for several metabolic traits such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The biological actions of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, are mediated through the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which heterodimerizes with retinoid X receptor, gamma (RXRG). Hence, we examined the potential interactions between the tagging polymorphisms in the VDR (22 tag...
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