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Analysis of 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol, immunoglobulin E, and vitamin D receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms (Apa1, Taq1, and Bsm1), among sample of Egyptian children with bronchial asthma: A case-control study.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Jun 2020
Ahmed Ahmed El-Abd, Hassan Mohammed H, Toghan Rana, Rashwan Nagwan I
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PURPOSE: The current study aimed to assess the serum levels of vitamin D and immunoglobulin E (IgE) among asthmatic Egyptian children and to find out the possible associations of vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms with bronchial asthma development. METHODS: The study included 100 Egyptian children, 50 asthmatic children who were comparable with 50 age, sex, and body mass index-matched, unrelated healthy...
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