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Study of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in a cohort of myocardial infarction patients with coronary artery disease.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 16 Apr 2021
Raljević Damir, Peršić Viktor, Markova-Car Elitza, Cindrić Leon, Miškulin Rajko, Žuvić Marta, Kraljević Pavelić Sandra
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery diseases (CAD). As vitamin D manifests its biological function through its vitamin D receptor (VDR), VDR gene polymorphisms potentially affect VDR functionality and vitamin D activity. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze three well-studied VDR gene polymorphisms-Fok1 (rs2228570), BsmI...
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