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Association between vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and systemic lupus erythematosus in an Indian cohort.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2018
Mahto Harishankar, Tripathy Rina, Das Bidyut K, Panda Aditya K
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AIM: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with various clinical manifestations. Susceptibility to development of SLE has been linked to several factors, such as genetic, environmental and hormonal. Vitamin D appears to have a regulatory role on disease manifestation and activity. Vitamin D exerts its effect through vitamin D receptors (VDR). Several studies have demonstrated an association...
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