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Systems biology-based analysis implicates a novel role for vitamin D metabolism in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration.
Human genomics - 1 Oct 2011
Morrison Margaux A, Silveira Alexandra C, Huynh Nancy, Jun Gyungah, Smith Silvia E, Zacharaki Fani, Sato Hajime, Loomis Stephanie, Andreoli Michael T, Adams Scott M, Radeke Monte J, Jelcick Austin S, Yuan Yang, Tsiloulis Aristoteles N, Chatzoulis Dimitrios Z, Silvestri Giuliana, Kotoula Maria G, Tsironi Evangelia E, Hollis Bruce W, Chen Rui, Haider Neena B, Miller Joan W, Farrer Lindsay A, Hageman Gregory S, Kim Ivana K, Schaumberg Debra A, DeAngelis Margaret M
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Vitamin D has been shown to have anti-angiogenic properties and to play a protective role in several types of cancer, including breast, prostate and cutaneous melanoma. Similarly, vitamin D levels have been shown to be protective for risk of a number of conditions, including cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease, as well as numerous autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel...
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