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Genetic association of the BsmI variant of vitamin D receptor gene with risk of morbid obesity.
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) - 1 Jan 2024
Ozsoy Seyma, Yigit Serbulent, Nursal Ayse Feyda, Ozsoy Zeki, Dasiran Mehmet Fatih, Daldal Emin, Tekcan Akin
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the vitamin D receptor (VDR) BsmI variant in morbidly obese patients compared with healthy normal controls. METHODS: The study included 103 patients with morbid obesity and 120 healthy individuals serving as normal controls. The DNA samples obtained from blood were genotyped using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP)...
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