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Vitamin D and diabetes.
Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America - 1 Jun 2010
Takiishi Tatiana, Gysemans Conny, Bouillon Roger, Mathieu Chantal
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Type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) diabetes are considered multifactorial diseases in which both genetic predisposition and environmental factors participate in their development. Many cellular, preclinical, and observational studies support a role for vitamin D in the pathogenesis of both types of diabetes including: (1) T1D and T2D patients have a higher incidence of hypovitaminosis D; (2) pancreatic tissue (more...
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