Relationship of four vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes mellitus susceptibility in Kuwaiti children

Relationship of four vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes mellitus susceptibility in Kuwaiti children

Abstract Background The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Kuwait is amongst the highest in the world. Vitamin D is considered to be involved in immune modulation and its deficiency contribute to autoimmune destruction of insulin producing beta cells in T1DM patients. Vitamin D has been...

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Main Authors: Majedah A. Rasoul, Mohammad Z. Haider, Maria Al-Mahdi, Hessa Al-Kandari, Gursev S. Dhaunsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Autoantibody
Genotype
Vitamin D receptor gene
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Polymorphism
Kuwait
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1448-0

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