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SUBMITTER: Kahles H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2805827 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kahles H H Morahan G G Todd J A JA Badenhoop K K
Genes and immunity 20091201
Type I diabetes (T1D) results from interactions between environmental exposures and genetic susceptibility leading to immune dysfunction and destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Vitamin D deficiency is likely to be one of the many environmental factors influencing T1D development and diagnosis, and, hence, the hormone receptor gene, VDR, was examined for association with T1D risk. The Type I Diabetes Genetics Consortium genotyped 38 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SN ...[more]