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SUBMITTER: Sahin OA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5424779 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sahin Ozlem Atan OA Goksen Damla D Ozpinar Aysel A Serdar Muhittin M Onay Huseyin H
Endocrine connections 20170223 3
<h4>Background</h4>There have been studies focused on <i>FokI</i>, <i>Bsm</i>I, <i>Apa</i>I and <i>Taq</i>I polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene and susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus with controversial results.<h4>Methods</h4>This present study is a meta-analysis investigating the association between FokI, ApaI, TaqI and BsmI polymorphisms of VDR gene and type 1 DM in children. A literature search was performed using Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane and PubMed. Any study was cons ...[more]