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Genetic and environmental determinants of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels in Hispanic and African Americans.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2008
Engelman Corinne D, Fingerlin Tasha E, Langefeld Carl D, Hicks Pamela J, Rich Stephen S, Wagenknecht Lynne E, Bowden Donald W, Norris Jill M
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CONTEXT: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with many adverse health outcomes, yet little is known about the genetic epidemiology of vitamin D or its metabolites. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to examine the relationship among three vitamin D-related genes and levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] in Hispanics (HAs) and African Americans (AAs). DESIGN AND SETTING: The...
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