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Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms in a Spanish Cohort of Parkinson's Disease Patients.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Feb 2024
Canales-Cortés Saray, Rodríguez-Arribas Mario, Galindo María F, Jordan Joaquín, Casado-Naranjo Ignacio, Fuentes José M, Yakhine-Diop Sokhna M S
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Background: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a nuclear hormone receptor widely expressed in the substantia nigra. Its association with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) is based on vitamin D deficiency and/or different polymorphisms in its gene receptor. This fact has been demonstrated by several case-control studies. Materials and Methods: Consequently, we investigated the association between VDR ApaI,...
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