Open AccessAssociation of Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D levels in vitiligo – A case-control study
Author(s) -
Iffat Hassan,
Yasmeen Jabeen Bhat,
Sabhiya Majid,
Peerzada Sajad,
Farhan Rasool,
Rawoof Ahmad Malik,
Inam Haq
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_97_18
Subject(s) - foki , taqi , calcitriol receptor , vitiligo , vitamin d and neurology , genotype , single nucleotide polymorphism , medicine , endocrinology , case control study , snp , vitamin , immunology , polymorphism (computer science) , gene , biology , genetics
Vitamin D has stimulatory and protective effects on melanocytes and acts through its nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR) on target cells. Various single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VDR genes have been described.