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The relationship between Alu I polymorphisms in the calcitonin receptor gene and fluorosis endemic to Chongqing, China.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre - 1 Jan 2015
Jiang Miao, Mu Lihong, Wang Yingxiong, Yan Wei, Jiao Yongzhuo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study explored the association between an Alu I polymorphism at position 1,377 of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) gene and endemic fluorosis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A case-control study of 321 participants was conducted in regions with high fluorosis rates (Wushan and Fengjie counties) and those without high fluorosis rates (Yubei Qu county; termed nonfluorosis areas) in Chongqing, China. The...
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