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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms (TaqI and ApaI) in relation to 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and coronary artery disease incidence.
Journal of receptor and signal transduction research - 1 Jan 2015
Abu el Maaty Mohamed A, Hassanein Sally I, Sleem Hameis M, Gad Mohamed Z
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CONTEXT/OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have illustrated the association of the ApaI and TaqI polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene, located in non-coding and coding regions, respectively, with diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease; however, investigating such association in Egyptian patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) has never been formerly attempted. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male patients...
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