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Associations between genetic variants in vitamin D metabolism and asthma characteristics in young African Americans: a pilot study.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Aug 2011
Pillai Dinesh K, Iqbal Sabah F, Benton Angela S, Lerner Jennifer, Wiles Andrew, Foerster Matthew, Ozedirne Tugba, Holbrook Henry P, Payne Perry W, Gordish-Dressman Heather, Teach Stephen J, Freishtat Robert J
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Low vitamin D levels have been associated with asthma severity in children. Young, urban African Americans (AAs) have high rates of hypovitaminosis D and asthma. Our objective was to determine associations between variants in vitamin D metabolism genes and asthma characteristics in a pilot study of young urban AAs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two urban AA cohorts of subjects aged 6 to 20 years (139...
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