Association between vitamin D receptor gene FokI polymorphism and atopic childhood bronchial asthma

Objective: To investigate the association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene FokI polymorphism and atopic bronchial asthma in Egyptian children. Material and methods: Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to determine VDR gene FokI polymorphism in 180 asthmat...

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Main Authors: Enas Samir Nabih, Terez Boshra Kamel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
IgE
VDR
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814000594