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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with adiposity phenotypes.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2011
Ochs-Balcom Heather M, Chennamaneni Raj, Millen Amy E, Shields Peter G, Marian Catalin, Trevisan Maurizio, Freudenheim Jo L
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BACKGROUND: Emerging data suggest a role for the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in lipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to evaluate the association of VDR gene variants and adiposity phenotypes in an epidemiologic study. DESIGN: In a sample of 1773 healthy female adul...
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