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[The correlation of vitamin D level and vitamin D-binding protein gene polymorphism in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
Zhonghua nei ke za zhi - 1 Apr 2014
Li Xiaochen, Liu Xiansheng, Xu Yongjian, Xiong Weining, Zhao Jianping, Ni Wang, Chen Shixin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the correlation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) levels with vitamin D-binding protein (the group-specific component, GC) gene polymorphism in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: In a cross-sectional case-control study, 250 participants, including 116 COPD patients with smoking history and 134 healthy smokers, were investigated. A questionnaire about smoking history,...
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