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Associations of Vitamin D Levels and Vitamin D Receptor Genotypes with Patient-Reported Outcome/Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2018
Khoja Sawsan O, El-Miedany Yasser, Iyer Archana P, Bahlas Sami M, Balamash Khadijah S, Elshal Mohamed F
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of vitamin-D insufficiency and vitamin-D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and its association with disease activity and patient reported outcomes (PROs). METHODS: Eighty-two individuals were included in a cross-sectional study (41 RA patients, 41 controls). Prior to assessment, each patient completed a PRO...
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