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Common Variants of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics - 1 Jan 2017
Alizadeh Shahab, Djafarian Kurosh, Alizadeh Hamzeh, Mohseni Reza, Shab-Bidar Sakineh
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: ApaI, FokI, TaqI, and BsmI polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have been reported to be associated with the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), although the results of previous studies have been inconsistent. The aim of this study was to explore whether these polymorphisms play a role in the genetic susceptibility to CAD. METHODS: A comprehensive search of Medline and Embase...
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