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Vitamin D Receptor Genetic Polymorphism Is Significantly Associated with Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Han Population.
Archives of medical research - 1 Oct 2015
Jia Jian, Ding Haixia, Yang Keming, Mao Lina, Zhao Hailong, Zhan Yiyang, Shen Chong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: We investigated the effect of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a Chinese Han population. METHODS: Three tagSNPs (rs11574129, rs2228570 and rs739837) were genotyped using TaqMan assays in a case-control study including 669 cases with T2DM, 1084 individuals with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and 1,961 controls with normal fasting...
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