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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms among Emirati patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2018
Safar Habiba Al, Chehadeh Sarah El Hajj, Abdel-Wareth Laila, Haq Afrozul, Jelinek Herbert F, ElGhazali Gehad, Anouti Fatme Al
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At a prevalence rate close to 19.5%, the UAE has one of the highest rates of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in the world. Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have led to the identification of several genetic variants that are associated with T2DM. Recently, genes involved in vitamin D metabolism have gained interest because of the association between vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and increased risk for T2DM....
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