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The role of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in Turkish infants with urolithiasis.
Renal failure - 1 Jan 2016
Goknar Nilufer, Öktem Faruk, Torun Emel, Gok Ozlem, Demir Aysegul Dogan, Kucukkoc Mehmet, Kilic Ulkan
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have recently been reported to be associated with urinary calculi in pediatric and adult cases, but no studies have looked at the youngest period of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of VDR gene polymorphisms in infantile urolithiasis in a Turkish population. We compared a study group of 104 infants (55 girls and 49 boys, mean age...
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