Vitamin D Status and VDR Genotype in NF1 Patients: A Case-Control Study from Southern Brazil

Vitamin D Status and VDR Genotype in NF1 Patients: A Case-Control Study from Southern Brazil

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients are more likely to have vitamin D deficiency when compared to the general population. This study aimed to determine the levels of 25-OH-vitamin D [25(OH)D] in individuals with NF1 and disease-unaffected controls and analyze FokI and BsmI VDR gene polymorphisms...

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Main Authors: Larissa Souza Mario Bueno, Clévia Rosset, Ernestina Aguiar, Fernando de Souza Pereira, Patrícia Izetti Ribeiro, Rosana Scalco, Camila Matzenbacher Bittar, Cristina Brinckmann Oliveira Netto, Guilherme Gischkow Rucatti, José Artur Chies, Suzi Alves Camey, Patricia Ashton-Prolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/402838

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/402838

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