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Vitamin D and mortality: a Mendelian randomization study.
Clinical chemistry - 1 May 2013
Trummer Olivia, Pilz Stefan, Hoffmann Michael M, Winkelmann Bernhard R, Boehm Bernhard O, März Winfried, Pieber Thomas R, Obermayer-Pietsch Barbara, Renner Wilfried
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Decreased circulating 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OH-vitamin D) concentrations have been associated with mortality rates, but it is unclear whether this association is causal. We performed a Mendelian randomization study and analyzed whether 3 common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs...
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