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Vitamin D status and gene transcription in immune cells.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2013
Morán-Auth Y, Penna-Martinez M, Shoghi F, Ramos-Lopez E, Badenhoop K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is a modulator of the immune system. Its insufficiency has been implicated in type 1 diabetes (T1D) and studies showed significant associations with polymorphisms of vitamin D genes. Aim of the study was to investigate whether gene expression in immune cells, vitamin D status and genetic variants are correlated in healthy controls (HC). METHODS: From 23 HC monocytes (Mo), T-helper cells (Th)...
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