Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms with Asthma Risk: Systematic Review and Updated Meta-analysis of Case–Control Studies

Lung

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 955-965

  Tizaoui, Kalthoum ^a   Berraies, Anissa ^a,b   Hamdi, Besma ^a,b   Kaabachi, Wajih ^a   Hamzaoui, Kamel ^a   Hamzaoui, Agnès ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b ABDERRAHMAN MAMI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

ApaI; Asthma; BsmI; FokI; Meta analysis; TaqI; VDR polymorphism

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR; CALCITRIOL RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; APAI GENE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BSMI GENE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CODOMINANCE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FOKI GENE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RISK; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAQI GENE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84921936545     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: 14321750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-014-9648-8     Document Type: Article

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