Article
Lack of association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms/haplotypes in Sjögren's syndrome.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Feb 2015
Zilahi Erika, Chen Ji-Qing, Papp Gábor, Szántó Antónia, Zeher Margit
Abstract excerpt
The vitamin D is involved in a wide variety of biological processes including bone metabolism, modulation of the immune response, and regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation. Vitamin D has several immunomodulatory effects through vitamin D receptor (VDR). A series of common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the vitamin D receptor gene have been linked to numerous of diseases, including...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Hungary
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Calcitriol
- Sjogren's Syndrome
