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The role of vitamin D deficiency and vitamin d receptor genotypes on the degree of collateralization in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Hossein-Nezhad Arash, Eshaghi Seyede Mahdieh, Maghbooli Zhila, Mirzaei Khadijeh, Shirzad Mahmood, Curletto Bryon, Chen Tai C
Abstract excerpt
We determined the association of vitamin D deficiency and the FokI polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene in 760 patients who underwent angiography due to suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Angiography and the Rentrop scoring system were used to classify the severity of CAD in each patient and to grade the extent of collateral development, respectively. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction...
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