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Some genetic differences in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
BMC research notes - 17 Oct 2023
Ahmad Hosam M, Zaki Zaki M, Mohamed Asmaa S, Ahmed Amr E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D is important for bone and cartilage metabolism. Changes in vitamin D blood level may be related to pathological disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The main aim of this study is to investigate the association between RA and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) genes FokI and TaqI polymorphisms. One hundred RA patients and fifty healthy matched controls were assessed for VDR FokI and TaqI...
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