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Association between the vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and diabetic nephropathy risk: A meta-analysis.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Feb 2018
Yin Fang, Liu Jing, Fan Ming-Xiu, Zhou Xiao-Li, Zhang Xiao-Ling
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AIMS: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a severe microvascular complication frequently associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study was to estimate the effect between Apa I, Bsm I, Fok I and Taq I polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene and DN susceptibility. METHODS: Eligible case-control studies published updated to March 2017 were searched. The odds ratio (OR) and 95%...
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