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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with multiple sclerosis in Mexican adults.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 15 May 2017
Bermúdez-Morales Víctor Hugo, Fierros Geny, Lopez Roberto Lopez, Martínez-Nava Gaby, Flores-Aldana Mario, Flores-Rivera José, Hernández-Girón Carlos
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BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most prevalent autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) in young adults. More than 50 genomic regions have been associated with MS susceptibility. Due the important immune-modulating properties of Vitamin D, Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms - which interfere with the actions of Vitamin D- could be related to increased...
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