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The vitamin D axis in the lung: a key role for vitamin D-binding protein.
Thorax - 1 May 2010
Chishimba L, Thickett D R, Stockley R A, Wood A M
Abstract excerpt
There has been much recent interest in the role of the vitamin D axis in lung disease, which includes vitamin D, vitamin D receptor (VDR) and vitamin D-binding protein (VDBP; also known as Gc-globulin). VDBP is a serum protein which has immunomodulatory functions relevant in the lung, predominantly relating to macrophage activation and neutrophil chemotaxis. Variations within its gene are also associated with...
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