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Reduced serum vitamin D-binding protein levels are associated with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Oct 2011
Blanton Dustin, Han Zhao, Bierschenk Lindsey, Linga-Reddy M V Prasad, Wang Hongjie, Clare-Salzler Michael, Haller Michael, Schatz Desmond, Myhr Courtney, She Jin-Xiong, Wasserfall Clive, Atkinson Mark
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OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have noted a specific association between type 1 diabetes and insufficient levels of vitamin D, as well as polymorphisms within genes related to vitamin D pathways. Here, we examined whether serum levels or genotypes of the vitamin D-binding protein (VDBP), a molecule key to the biologic actions of vitamin D, specifically associate with the disorder. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A...
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