Lack of association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Portuguese population.

The association of FokI and ApaI polymorphisms in vitamin D receptor gene with autoimmune thyroid diseases in the northwest of Iran

Background: Some genetic factors are involved in the etiology of Hashimoto thyroiditis and Graves’ disease as autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs). Effects of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in AITDs development have already been investigated in some previous studies. However, no study has been done on the association between VDR FokI and ApaI polymorphisms and AITDs in an Iranian po...

Evaluation of the relationship between different polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor gene and renal diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes in Khuzestan province

Genetic Polymorphisms of Estrogen Receptors in Iranian Women with Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease

Estrogen might play an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus type 2. Estrogens inhibit diabetes via distinct mechanisms particularly by reducing both hyperglycemia and plasma insulin levels. Estrogen exerts its physiological effects mainly through estrogen receptors including α and β types. Estrogen receptors are found in many tissues that participate in the pathogenesis of ty...

بررسی ارتباط پلی مورفیسم‌های‌ شایع ژن گیرنده ویتامین D با خطر ابتلا به بیماری عروق کرونر قلب: شواهد حاصل از یک مطالعه متاآنالیز با 5259 مورد بیمار

Background:Previous studies evaluating the association between ApaI, FokI, TaqI, and BsmI polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) have produced inconsistent results. The present meta-analysis of eligible studies was conducted to reveal whether this polymorphism plays a role in susceptibility to CAD. Methods: Literature search...

بررسی ارتباط پلی‌مورفیسم‌های شایع ژن پذیرنده ویتامین (VDR) D با استعداد ابتلاء به سل ریوی

  Background and Aim: In addition to exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), development of tuberculosis is influenced by environmental and host genetic factors, and clinical disease only occurs in less than 10% of the infected individuals. Vitamin D metabolism leads to activation of macrophages and restricts the intracellular growth of mycobacterium. This effect may be influenced by poly...