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Vitamin D receptor TaqI and ApaI polymorphisms: a comparative study in patients with Behçet's disease and Rheumatoid arthritis in Tunisian population.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jul 2014
Tizaoui Kalthoum, Kaabachi Wajih, Ouled Salah Marwa, Ben Amor Amira, Hamzaoui Agnès, Hamzaoui Kamel
Abstract excerpt
Recent genetic surveys have identified vitamin D receptor (VDR) as a susceptibility gene for several autoimmune diseases. This study was designed to investigate the association of VDR gene polymorphisms with Behçet's disease (BD) and Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A case-control study including 151 BD, 106 RA patients and an appropriate number of healthy control subjects were performed using polymerase chain reaction...
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