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SUBMITTER: Mubashir M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5768823 | biostudies-other | 2017 Nov-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Mubashir Mujtaba M Anwar Shaheena S Tareen Asal Khan AK Mehboobali Naseema N Iqbal Khalida K Iqbal Mohammad Perwaiz MP
Pakistan journal of medical sciences 20171101 6
<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the relationship of vitamin D deficiency and risk of AMI in a Pakistani population, and to find out any association between vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) genotypes and risk of AMI in this population.<h4>Methods</h4>In a comparative cross-sectional study, 246 patients (age: 20-70 years; 171 males and 75 females) with first AMI were enrolled with informed consent. Similarly, 345 healthy adults (230 males and 115 females) were enrolled as controls. Their fasting ...[more]