Association between vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and multiple sclerosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies

K Tizaoui, W Kaabachi, A Hamzaoui… - Cellular & molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been studied as potential contributors to
multiple sclerosis (MS). However, published studies differ with respect to study design and …

Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism and risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA): systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Bagheri-Hosseinabadi, D Imani, H Yousefi… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Vitamin D is involved in immune system modulation as well as in calcium and bone
homeostasis, hence plays a role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) etiopathogenesis. A bulk of …

Vitamin D supplementation worsens Alzheimer's progression: Animal model and human cohort studies

RH Lai, CC Hsu, BH Yu, YR Lo, YY Hsu, MH Chen… - Aging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vitamin D deficiency has been epidemiologically linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
other dementias, but no interventional studies have proved causality. Our previous work …

Vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor FokI polymorphism as risk factors for COVID-19

NMS Zeidan, HMAE Lateef, DM Selim, SA Razek… - Pediatric …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Given the sparse data on vitamin D status in pediatric COVID-19, we
investigated whether vitamin D deficiency could be a risk factor for susceptibility to COVID …

Role of FokI rs2228570 and Tru9I rs757343 polymorphisms in the mortality of patients infected with different variants of SARS-CoV-2

HRS Shawi, E Anvari, A Fateh - Archives of Medical Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aim Low vitamin D levels are associated with the severity of coronavirus
disease 19 (COVID-19). Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms, such as Tru9I rs757343 …

Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and susceptibility to asthma: meta-analysis based on 17 case-control studies

MH Makoui, D Imani, M Motallebnezhad… - Annals of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background During the last decade, several studies have evaluated the potential
association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to …

Association between VDR polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis disease: systematic review and updated meta-analysis of case–control studies

K Tizaoui, K Hamzaoui - Immunobiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been inconsistently
investigated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, published studies demonstrated …

Role of the Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis: a genetic, epigenetic and molecular pilot study

B Gasperini, VV Visconti, C Ciccacci, A Falvino… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) regulates bone development and calcium homeostasis,
suggesting a central role in musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoporosis (OP). Several …

Contribution of VDR polymorphisms to type 1 diabetes susceptibility: systematic review of case–control studies and meta-analysis

K Tizaoui, W Kaabachi, A Hamzaoui… - The Journal of steroid …, 2014 - Elsevier
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been inconsistently investigated in type 1
diabetes (T1D). However, the results are inconsistent and inconclusive. The current study …

The association of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms with multiple sclerosis in a case-control study from Kuwait

RA Al-Temaimi, A Al-Enezi, A Al-Serri, R Al-Roughani… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with several diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS).
Several factors influence vitamin D levels and its optimal multi-function maintenance. Our …