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A prospective study of plasma vitamin D metabolites, vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms, and risk of hypertension in men.
European journal of nutrition - 1 Oct 2013
Wang Lu, Ma Jing, Manson Joann E, Buring Julie E, Gaziano J Michael, Sesso Howard D
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PURPOSE: Laboratory studies have suggested that vitamin D inadequacy may be implicated in development of hypertension. Evidence from epidemiologic studies remains limited. We aim to examine the prospective associations of circulating vitamin D metabolites, vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms, and their interaction with risk of hypertension. METHODS: We conducted prospective analyses among 1,211 US men...
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