Protective association of VDR gene polymorphisms and haplotypes with multiple sclerosis patients in Egyptian population
Abstract Background Hypovitaminosis D is one of the hazardous factors for multiple sclerosis (MS) and can be attested by expanding clinical studies. We aimed to study vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms: FokI, BsmI, ApaI, TaqI, and Tru9I genotype; frequency; haplotype structure; and linkage...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-08-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43042-019-0009-2 |