Yanjun Du, Peizhen Geng, Qunqun Chen, Laixi Han, Lu Liu, Maoquan Yang, Mingzhu Tan, Jun Meng, Xiaojuan Sun, Lidan Feng
Vitamin D is a lipid soluble steroid hormone, which plays a critical role in the calcium homeostasis, neuronal development, cellular differentiation, and growth by binding to vitamin D receptor (VDR). Associations between VDR gene polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) risk has been investigated extensively, but the results remain ambiguous. The aim of this study was to comprehensively assess the correlations between four VDR polymorphisms ( Fok I, Bsm I, Taq I, and Apa I) and susceptibility to AD, PD, and MCI...
2024: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience