The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in the Incidence, Progression, and Complications of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 1
VDR gene polymorphism and type 1 DM.
Population
VDR polymorphism associated with IDDM
Bangladesh
FokI, BsmI, ApaI, TaqI
Brazil
No association
Chile
BsmI, ApaI, TaqI¹
Croatia
Tru91, FokI²
Finland
No association
Germany
TakI, ApaI, BsmI¹, TruI³
Greece
FokI, BsmI, ApaI, TaqI
Hungary
BsmI, ApaI, Tru914
India Northern
FokI, TaqI
India Southern
BsmI
Italy
No association
Iran
TaqI
Japan
BsmI, FokI
Norway
No association
Polish
No association
Portugal
No association
Romania
No association
Spain
FokI
Taiwan
BsmI, ApaI
Turkey
FokI
United States
No association
United Kingdom
No association
Combined. ²Dalmatian population. ³In one study, in combination with TruI, VDR polymorphisms were protective against DM type I.
4Combined, only in girls.
