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Inherited variation in vitamin D genes is associated with predisposition to autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 May 2011
Cooper Jason D, Smyth Deborah J, Walker Neil M, Stevens Helen, Burren Oliver S, Wallace Chris, Greissl Christopher, Ramos-Lopez Elizabeth, Hyppönen Elina, Dunger David B, Spector Timothy D, Ouwehand Willem H, Wang Thomas J, Badenhoop Klaus, Todd John A
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OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] <50 nmol/L) is commonly reported in both children and adults worldwide, and growing evidence indicates that vitamin D deficiency is associated with many extraskeletal chronic disorders, including the autoimmune diseases type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We measured 25(OH)D concentrations in 720 case and 2,610 control...
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