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Vitamin D in a northern Canadian first nation population: dietary intake, serum concentrations and functional gene polymorphisms.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Larcombe Linda, Mookherjee Neeloffer, Slater Joyce, Slivinski Caroline, Singer Matthew, Whaley Chris, Denechezhe Lizette, Matyas Sara, Turner-Brannen Emily, Nickerson Peter, Orr Pamela
Abstract excerpt
The wide spectrum of vitamin D activity has focused attention on its potential role in the elevated burden of disease in a northern Canadian First Nations (Dené) cohort. Vitamin D insufficiency, and gene polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) have been implicated in susceptibility to infectious and chronic diseases. The objectives of this study were to determine the...
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