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Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in the Kashmir Valley.
Canadian journal of diabetes - 1 Jun 2018
Malik Rawoof, Farooq Rabia, Mehta Promela, Ishaq Sheikh, Din Insha, Shah Parvaiz, Majid Sabhiya
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OBJECTIVES: Approx 1 billion people across various ethnic and age groups have vitamin D deficiency. The high prevalence of such a deficiency is an imperative public health issue because hypovitaminosis D is an autonomous risk factor for mortality in the general population. Beyond bone integrity and calcium homeostasis, it is involved in numerous physiologic and pathologic processes. The role of vitamin D in the...
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