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Associations study of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with diabetic microvascular complications: a meta-analysis.
Gene - 1 Aug 2014
Liu Zhelong, Liu Lei, Chen Xi, He Wentao, Yu Xuefeng
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BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence from preclinical and clinical studies has shown that vitamin D plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic microvascular complications (DMI). Several potentially functional polymorphisms (ApaI, BsmI, FokI and TaqI) of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have been implicated in DMI risk, but individually published studies showed inconclusive results. The aim of this study was to...
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