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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated the relationship between vitamin D receptor (VDR) start codon polymorphism and serum levels of PTH, calcidiol, and calcium in 64 Spanish patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). An exon 2 fragment of the VDR gene was amplified by PCR, and cleaved with the restriction enzyme FokI. The alleles were identified according to the digestion pattern obtained as F (absence of restriction site) and f (presence of restriction site). Genotype frequencies in the patient population were 54.7% FF, 28.1% Ff and 17.2% ff, vs 46.7% FF, 43.3% Ff and 10% ff in a healthy control population. The difference between the two populations was statistically significant (p<0.01). Within the patient population, mean serum PTH level in the FF group was significantly higher (159.77+/-25.69 pg/ml) than in both the Ff and ff groups (106.67+/-19.07 and 77.55+/-15.85 pg/ml, respectively; p<0.05). However there were no significant differences in serum levels of calcidiol or calcium among genotypes. These results suggest that FokI polymorphisms of the VDR gene may determine parathyroid response in CRF patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0391-4097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
117-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Association between vitamin D receptor FokI. Polymorphism and serum parathyroid hormone level in patients with chronic renal failure.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't