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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Feb 2021
Li Hui-Min, Liu Yi, Zhang Ren-Jie, Ding Jing-Yu, Shen Cai-Liang
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms with OA susceptibility. METHODS: Meta-analyses were performed using allelic contrast, contrast of homozygotes, and recessive and dominant models to clarify the association between OA and VDR ApaI, BsmI, TaqI and FokI polymorphisms. Odds ratio (OR) and the corresponding 95% CI were obtained, and subgroup analyses were...
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