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Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with asthma risk: systematic review and updated meta-analysis of case-control studies.
Lung - 1 Dec 2014
Tizaoui Kalthoum, Berraies Anissa, Hamdi Besma, Kaabachi Wajih, Hamzaoui Kamel, Hamzaoui Agnès
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BACKGROUND: The association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms and asthma risk has been inconsistently investigated, but published studies demonstrated conflicting results. The aim of the current study was to investigate the impact of TaqI, BsmI, ApaI, and FokI VDR polymorphisms on asthma disease by using a meta-analysis approach. METHODS: Following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews...
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