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Polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 8 Apr 2014
Wang L, Wang Z T, Hu J J, Fan R, Zhou J, Zhong J
Abstract excerpt
The gene encoding vitamin D receptor (VDR) is recognized as a promising candidate for indicating the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Four genetic polymorphisms (ApaI, BsmI, FokI, TaqI) in VDR have been widely evaluated to determine their association with IBD, and the results of these evaluations are often inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to shed some light on this issue and...
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