Lack of association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Portuguese population

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is a candidate gene for susceptibility to autoimmune disorders. Association studies of VDR polymorphisms and risk of type 1 diabetes often produced conflicting results in different ethnic backgrounds. The aim of this study was to test for association between common...

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Main Author: Lemos, Manuel C. (author)
Other Authors: Fagulha, Ana (author), Coutinho, Eduarda (author), Gomes, Leonor (author), Bastos, Margarida (author), Barros, Luisa (author), Carrilho, Francisco (author), Geraldes, Elizabete (author), Regateiro, Fernando J. (author), Carvalheiro, Manuela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Vitamin D receptor
Single nucleotide polymorphism
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Genetic susceptibility
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/4692
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/4692

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http://hdl.handle.net/10316/4692

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