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ApaI, BsmI and TaqI VDR gene polymorphisms in association with multiple sclerosis in Slovaks.
Neurological research - 1 Aug 2016
Čierny Daniel, Michalik Jozef, Škereňová Mária, Kantorová Ema, Sivák Štefan, Javor Juraj, Kurča Egon, Dobrota Dušan, Lehotský Ján
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OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D acts through vitamin D receptor (VDR) and has promising beneficial effects in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). The purpose of our study was to investigate the possible association of the VDR gene polymorphisms ApaI, BsmI and TaqI with the MS susceptibility and with the rate of disease disability progression in the Central European Slovak population. METHODS: The...
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