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VDR gene polymorphisms impact on anemia at 2 weeks of anti-HCV therapy: a possible mechanism for early RBV-induced anemia.
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Cusato Jessica, Allegra Sarah, Boglione Lucio, De Nicolò Amedeo, Cariti Giuseppe, Di Perri Giovanni, D'Avolio Antonio
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OBJECTIVES: Vitamin D receptors (VDR) bind calcitriol and modulate several physiological systems through genomic and nongenomic pathways. Calcitriol stimulates store-operated channels Ca²⁺ influx by translocation of the caveolar VDR to the plasma membrane. Intracellular Ca²⁺ levels in erythrocytes control biophysical properties and an increase in its concentration can deregulate membrane composition, cell volume,...
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