Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and idiopathic Parkinson disease: an Egyptian study

Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and idiopathic Parkinson disease: an Egyptian study

Abstract Background Accumulating data have suggested that vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is a pretender gene for vulnerability to Parkinson disease (PD). This study aimed to assess the relationship of VDR gene polymorphisms (FokI and ApaI) with PD. Fifty patients suffering from PD and 50 age- and sex...

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Main Authors: Ebtesam Mohamed Fahmy, Mohamed Elsayed Elawady, Sahar Sharaf, Sarah Heneidy, Rania Shehata Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms
VDR-ApaI SNP and VDR-FokI SNP gene polymorphisms
Idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00358-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00358-5

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