Historically, vitamin D has been associated with the regulation of bone metabolism.
However, increasing evidence demonstrates a strong association between vitamin D …

The “nonclassic” role of 1, 25‐dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25 (OH) 2D3) has been recently
widely recognized. In type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D), it plays an immunomodulatory role …

Recently, several studies have demonstrated the role of vitamin D receptor (VDR)
polymorphisms in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aimed to …

The present study investigated the association between variants in the vitamin D receptor
gene (VDR) and protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 2 gene (PTPN2), as well …

Background. Inflammation has a key role in migraine pathophysiology. Vitamin D is an
effective anti‐inflammatory agent. The aim of this study was to investigate the association …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with heterogeneous clinical
manifestations and target tissue damage. Currently, several genes have been associated …

The Cdx-2 polymorphism in VDR gene has been extensively investigated for association
with cancer risk, however, results of different studies have been inconsistent. The objective …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with heterogeneous clinical
manifestations and target tissue damage. Currently, several genes have been associated …

Recent studies have shown vitamin D3 has immune-modulatory effect. The functional
differences in the immune-modulatory action of vitamin D is mediated via the vitamin D …

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (TIDM) results from an immune-mediated destruction of insulin-
producing-cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. There are clear differences in …