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Variations in the vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) gene are related to lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in healthy girls: a cross-sectional study.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2013
Santos Betânia R, Mascarenhas Luis P G, Boguszewski Margaret C S, Spritzer Poli Mara
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Vitamin D deficiency has been recognized as a worldwide epidemic affecting several pediatric and adolescent populations. We determined the genotype and haplotype distribution of the rs4588 and rs7041 polymorphisms of the GC gene encoding vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) and invest...
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