Vitamin d receptor gene apai and taqi polymorphism in patients with type ii diabetes mellitus using pcr-rflp method in kurdistan region

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus that characterized by insulin resistance and it is a risk of many diseases the impact of genetic factors on diabetes is well documented. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms have been linked to T2DM. In this study, we analyzed the relation between TaqI and ApaI VDR gene polymorphisms and T2DM subjects by using the PCR-RFLP method in Kurdish patients.