VDR and nephrolithiasis: Considering the significance of VDR signaling in the protection against renal diseases and the ambiguity in the studies relating VDR gene polymorphism with the disease etiology, present meta-analysis comprising 2669 renal disease cases and 3342 controls was carried out to clarify the association of VDR gene TaqI and ApaI polymorphisms with nephrolithiasis, ESRD and diabetic nephropathy.