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Vitamin D receptor variants and uncontrolled asthma.
European annals of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 May 2018
Hutchinson K, Kerley C P, Faul J, Greally P, Coghlan D, Louw M, Elnazir B, Rochev Y
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Summary: Background. Asthma is a common childhood respiratory disease, affecting around 20% of Irish children. In other populations, vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been associated with asthma risk. We aimed to investigate the association between 2 VDR polymorphisms and uncontrolled paediatric asthma. Methods. 44 asthmatic children and 57 healthy volunteers were studied. The VDR TaqI gene variant in...
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