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, MC (author)
Other Authors: Fagulha, A (author), Coutinho, E (author), Gomes, L (author), Bastos, M (author), Barros, L (author), Carrilho, F (author), Geraldes, E (author), Regateiro, FJ (author), Carvalheiro, M (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/208
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/208