Vitamin D is the first item of drug expenditure for the treatment of osteoporosis. Its deficiency
is a condition that affects not only older individuals but also young people. Recently, the …

Ancestry informative SNPs can be useful to estimate individual and population
biogeographical ancestry. Brazilian population is characterized by a genetic background of …

The aim The aim of this study was to determine whether polymorphisms of the VDR gene
may increase the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD) development in Lower Silesian patients in …

Background: Population stratification is the main source of spurious results and poor
reproducibility in genetic association findings. Population heterogeneity can be controlled …

In a novel attempt to comprehend the complexity of life, systems biology has recently
emerged as a state‐of‐the‐art approach for biological research in contrast to the reductionist …

The protective effect of vitamin D against several cancers including colorectal cancer is
modulated by the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and its ligand, the active form of vitamin D. VDR …

Abstract Background Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been studied in
immune‐mediated disorders, but not yet in immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). We …

The clinical spectrum of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) is determined by the
interplay between environmental and genetic factors, most of which remains unknown …

Introduction Preeclampsia is a complex and heterogeneous disease with increased risk of
maternal mortality, especially for earlier gestational onset. There is a great inconsistency …

The natural foci of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Kazakhstan are
geographically located in the southern regions of the country (Kyzylorda, Turkestan and …