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CYP2R1 (vitamin D 25-hydroxylase) gene is associated with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes and vitamin D levels in Germans.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Nov 2007
Ramos-Lopez Elizabeth, Brück Patrick, Jansen Thomas, Herwig Jürgen, Badenhoop Klaus
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BACKGROUND: The vitamin D system has been implicated in type 1 diabetes by epidemiological and immune intervention studies as well as by polymorphisms of the vitamin D binding protein (DBP) and CYP27B1 genes. CYP2R1, a cytochrome P450 enzyme, catalyzes the formation of vitamin D3 to 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3), the main circulating vitamin D metabolite. METHODS: Two hundred and three simplex type 1 German...
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