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Association of VDBP rs4701 Variant, but not VDR/RXR-α Over-Expression with Bone Mineral Density in Pediatric Well-Chelated β-Thalassemia Patients

BACKGROUND: The reduced rate of bone formation despite the availability of vitamin D has been reported in β-thalassemia. Genetic factors, together with environmental ones, could be implicated in this condition. Since vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) maintains bioavailability of vitamin D which binds...

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Autores principales: Sahmoud, Shaimaa, Ibrahim, Mostafa S., Toraih, Eman A., Kamel, Noha, Fawzy, Manal S., Elfiky, Samar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7340238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670515
http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2020.037