Gender Differences in the VDR-FokI Polymorphism and Conventional Non-Genetic Risk Factors in Association with Lumbar Spine Pathologies in an Italian Case-Control Study

Gender Differences in the VDR-FokI Polymorphism and Conventional Non-Genetic Risk Factors in Association with Lumbar Spine Pathologies in an Italian Case-Control Study

Recently, the FokI polymorphism (rs2228570) in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) and conventional risk factors were associated with spine disorders in the Italian population, but without gender analysis. Two-hundred and sixty-seven patients (149 males, 118 females) with lumbar spine disorders were a...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Colombini, Marco Brayda-Bruno, Lucia Ferino, Giovanni Lombardi, Vincenzo Maione, Giuseppe Banfi, Sabina Cauci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
vitamin D receptor
polymorphism
lumbar spine pathologies
risk factors
gender-related differences
Italian population
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/2/3722

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