Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms: Are they really associated with type 1 diabetes?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 641-642

  Bianco, M G ^b   Minicucci, Laura ^b   Calevo, M G ^a   Lorini, R ^b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL;

EID: 9444290728     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1510641     Document Type: Letter

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