Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in immune thrombocytopenic purpura


Yesil S., Tanyildiz H. G., Tekgunduz S. A., Toprak S., Fettah A., UĞRAŞ DİKMEN A., ...More

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.59, no.6, pp.682-685, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ped.13273
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.682-685
  • Keywords: children, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, polymorphism, Vitamin D receptor, GENE POLYMORPHISMS, CANCER, RISK, PATHOGENESIS, BREAST, VDR
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BackgroundVitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been studied in immune-mediated disorders, but not yet in immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). We investigated whether VDR variants were associated with ITP in children.