Article
VDR Polymorphic Variants Are Related to Improvements in CRP and Disease Activity in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis That Undergo Anti-TNF Treatment.
Genes - 16 Oct 2022
Bugaj Bartosz, Wielińska Joanna, Świerkot Jerzy, Bogunia-Kubik Katarzyna, Górna Katarzyna
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D deficiency is related with susceptibility or progression of various autoimmune diseases. The aim of the study was to assess potential relations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the vitamin D receptor-coding gene (VDR): rs1544410 (BsmI), rs2228570 (FokI), rs731236 (TaqI), rs7975232 (ApaI), and disease activity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) undergoing anti-TNF therapy....
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