Sudden kidney infection in children was 9X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor
Sudden kidney infection = acute pyelonephritis was mentioned in the following
It is amazing that this huge increase was not mentioned in the title nor abstract
Vitamin D receptor gene (FokI, TaqI, BsmI, and ApaI) polymorphisms in children with urinary tract infection
Abolfazl Mahyar, Parviz Ayazi, Arshnoos Sarkhosh Afshar, Taghi Naserpour Farivar, Mehdi Sahmani, Sonia Oveisi, Robabeh Shabani & Shiva Esmaeili
Pediatric Research (2018) , https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-018-0092-y
Background: Little is known about the genetic background of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children.
Methods: In this study, vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms were compared between 60 children with UTI (case group) and 60 healthy children (control group). DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction, and the restriction fragment length polymorphism methods were used to perform the genetic analysis.
Results
There was a significant difference between the case and control groups for VDR gene, ApaI and Bsml, polymorphisms (P < 0.05). The frequency of VDR Bb, bb, Aa, and aa genotypes, and the b and a alleles in the case group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). A significant difference was also found between lower UTI and acute pyelonephritis groups for the VDR Apal and Bsml genotypes (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between children with first UTI and those with more than one UTI for VDR gene polymorphisms (P > 0.05).
Conclusion
This study showed that there is a significant relationship between VDR gene, Apal and Bsml, polymorphisms and UTI in children. The results indicate that these polymorphisms may play a role in pathogenesis of UTI.
PDF mentions findings from many other VDR studies, such as
Lower RTI 7 X more likely with FokI FF genotype
Vitamin D Receptor category page in VitaminDWik has the following
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