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Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and intervertebral disc degeneration: A meta-analysis.
Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association - 1 Mar 2017
Chen Lin, Zhao Song, Niu Feng, Bi Gui-Bin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies that have investigated the association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) have yielded inconsistent results. METHODS: To investigate the association between VDR gene polymorphisms and IDD, a systematic literature search for relevant published studies was performed on PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane library, Wan-Fang, and CNKI...
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