The Influence of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Spondyloarthritis

• Main Authors: Janisleya Silva Ferreira Neves (Author), Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer (Author), Denise Manjurma da Silva Reis (Author), Marco Antonio Rocha Loures (Author), Hugo Vicentin Alves (Author), Fernanda Formaggi Lara-Armi (Author), Josiane Bazzo de Alencar (Author), Joana Maira Valentin Zacarias (Author), Ana Maria Sell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease related to low bone mineral density. Because vitamin D plays an important role in bone metabolism and immune system modulation, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of polymorphisms in vitamin D receptor genes (VDR) in the d...