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BioMed Research International
Volume 2015, Article ID 625981, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/625981
Research Article

Investigation of the Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms in Acromegaly Patients

Muzaffer Ilhan,1 Bahar Toptas-Hekimoglu,2 Ilhan Yaylim,2 Seda Turgut,3 Saime Turan,2 Ozcan Karaman,1 and Ertugrul Tasan1

1Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Bezmialem University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Molecular Medicine, The Institute of Experimental Medicine, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey
3Department of Internal Medicine, Bezmialem University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey

Received 13 October 2014; Revised 15 December 2014; Accepted 15 February 2015

Academic Editor: Dharambir K. Sanghera

Copyright © 2015 Muzaffer Ilhan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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