SynthesisEndocrine2013
Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene and risk of autoimmune thyroid diseases: a meta-analysis.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are associated with thyroid diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Vitamin D-Related Genetic Variations and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Vitamin D and thyroid disorders: a systematic review and Meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC endocrine disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms and the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS): an updated meta-analysis.BMC neurology · 2019Pooled it
- Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and Graves' disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Endocrine · 2019Pooled it
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- Association between VDR polymorphisms and multiple sclerosis: systematic review and updated meta-analysis of case-control studies.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2018Pooled it
- Vitamin D receptor gene FokI but not TaqI, ApaI, BsmI polymorphism is associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2017Pooled it
- Vitamin D and Graves' disease: a meta-analysis update.Nutrients · 2015Pooled it
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- The association of SCGB3A2 polymorphisms with the risk of Graves' disease: a meta-analysis.Endocrine · 2014Pooled it
- Association between vitamin D receptor gene BsmI, FokI, ApaI and TaqI polymorphisms and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis.Rheumatology international · 2014Pooled it
- The Role of Immunological Challenges, Oxidative Stress, and Dietary Interventions in Managing Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: A Narrative Review.Nutrition reviews · 2026Review
- Vitamin D Receptor rs731236 Polymorphism Modulates Cancer Cachexia Susceptibility and Overall Survival: A Real-World Study on Context-Dependent Vitamin D Signalling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Genetically Predicted 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels on Hypothyroidism: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization.BioMed research international · 2026Article
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- Unveiling the Link Between Vitamin D, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, and Thyroid Functions: A Retrospective Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Vitamin D deficiency in Hashimoto's thyroiditis: mechanisms, immune modulation, and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- The Impact of Vitamin D on Immune Function and Its Role in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Vitamin D: An Essential Nutrient in the Dual Relationship between Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases and Celiac Disease-A Comprehensive Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
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Abstract
Environmental and genetic factors are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD), which include Graves' disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor (VDR) were implicated in AITDs risk. To date, many studies have evaluated the association between a functional polymorphism in the VDR gene and AITDs risk; however, the result is still ambiguous and inconclusive. To address the association of VDR gene FokI (rs10735810), TaqI (rs731236), BsmI (rs1544410), and ApaI (rs7975232) polymorphisms with AITD risk by meta-analysis. By searching the relevant literature, a total of eight studies were identified and meta-analyzed. HWE for each study are checked. Crude odds ratios (OR) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were used to assess the strength of association in the allele polymorphism, codominant model, dominant model, and recessive model. The result indicates that the BsmI or TaqI polymorphisms is significantly associated with AITD risk (OR = 0.801 95 % CI 0.705, 0.910, Pz = 0.001 for B vs. b; OR = 0.854, 95 % CI 0.757, 0.963, Pz = 0.010 for t vs. T), while the ApaI or FokI polymorphism do not. In the subgroup analysis in Europeans, the decreased risk of AITD remained for the B or t variant. This gene-based analysis indicates that, based on current evidence from published studies, the cumulative effect of BsmI or TaqI polymorphisms in VDR is significantly associated with AITD.
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