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Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Type 1 Diabetes in South Indian Population.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2026
Rajendran Karthick, Saravanan Pushpa, Ranganathan Vasuki, Thayanithi Jaya Packiam, Shanmugam Govarthanan, Panneerselvam Dharmarajan, Ayyappan Chitra, Ramachandran Arunkumar, Panneerselvam Priyadarshini, Pamarthi Jayakrishna, Rajaram Muthukumaran
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Pancreatic beta cell destruction in Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a possible consequence of an intricate autoimmune crosstalk between environmental factors and genetic elements. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene apart from regulating insulin secretion from the pancreas, also functions as a mediator of immune response through vitamin D. These interplay mechanisms vary across studies and population groups. Therefore,...
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