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Relationship of vitamin D status to adult lung function and COPD.
Thorax - 1 Aug 2011
Shaheen Seif O, Jameson Karen A, Robinson Sian M, Boucher Barbara J, Syddall Holly E, Sayer Avan Aihie, Cooper Cyrus, Holloway John W, Dennison Elaine M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is considerable interest in the possible role of vitamin D in respiratory disease, but only one population-based study has reported associations with lung function. METHODS: The cross-sectional relationships of total dietary vitamin D intake, serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and three vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms (Apa1, Fok1 and Cdx2) with lung function and...
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