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Thyroid gland dysfunction and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism in keratoconus.
Eye (London, England) - 1 Jun 2023
Awad Eman A, Torky Magda A, Bassiouny Rania M, Khattab Abeer M, Elzehery Rasha R, Elhelaly Rania M
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OBJECTIVES: To detect the serum level of thyroid hormones, vitamin D and vitamin D receptors (VDR) polymorphism in keratoconus (KC) patients and to identify the association between vitamin D deficiency and thyroid dysfunction in KC. METHODS: This cross sectional study included 177 KC patients with no thyroid disorders compared to 85 healthy controls with normal corneal tomography. Measurements of thyroid...
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