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Association of Serum Vitamin D Level with its Receptor Gene Polymorphism BSML in Beta Thalassemia Major Patients from East India.
Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ) - 1 Jan 2000
Sinharay M, Roy S, Dasgupta A
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Background Vitamin D deficiency is commonly identified in beta thalassemia major patients, related to iron accumulation.Vitamin D mediates its action upon binding to vitamin D receptor (VDR), a classical nuclear receptor. Several single nucleotide gene polymorphisms has been identified in VDR gene among which Bsml is commonly studied for its association with bone mineralisation and osteoporosis. Objective To...
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