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Association of VDR gene ApaI polymorphism with obesity in Iranian population.
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 15 Dec 2021
Rashidi Farzad, Ostadsharif Maryam
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Identifying obesity risk factors as a health problem facing communities is crucial given its complexity. The vitamin D receptor gene has been reported as a possible cause of this disease. OBJECTIVE: To study the association of the VDR gene ApaI, BsmI, and TaqI polymorphisms with obesity in an Iranian population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyzed the genotypes of 348 obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2) and 320...
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