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Vitamin D receptor alleles b, a, and T: risk factors for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) but not HPT of uremia or MEN 1.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 13 Feb 1997
Carling T, Kindmark A, Hellman P, Holmberg L, Akerström G, Rastad J
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have been hypothezised to interfere with VDR expression. VDR alleles (Bb, Aa and Tt) were examined in 254 Caucasian patients with sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism (spHPT, n = 206), HPT of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1; n = 17), and HPT of uremia (n = 31). In comparison to age- and sex-matched controls, the b, a and T alleles were overrepresented...
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