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SUBMITTER: Emmanouilidou E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4574581 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan-Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emmanouilidou E E Galli-Tsinopoulou A A Kyrgios I I Gbandi E E Goulas A A
Hippokratia 20150101 1
<h4>Background</h4>A Vitamin D Receptor gene (VDR) polymorphism, rs10735810 (Fok1), has been associated in the past with idiopathic short stature (ISS) in a linkage study. We have investigated the association of the same, as well as a different polymorphism in the same gene [rs731236 (Taq1)] with ISS, in an independent study in Greek children.<h4>Methods</h4>The VDR rs10735810 (Fok1) and rs731236 (Taq1) polymorphisms were genotyped in a group of ISS children (n= 47) and an age and sex-matched gr ...[more]