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Vitamin D-binding protein and vitamin D status of black Americans and white Americans.
The New England journal of medicine - 21 Nov 2013
Powe Camille E, Evans Michele K, Wenger Julia, Zonderman Alan B, Berg Anders H, Nalls Michael, Tamez Hector, Zhang Dongsheng, Bhan Ishir, Karumanchi S Ananth, Powe Neil R, Thadhani Ravi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Low levels of total 25-hydroxyvitamin D are common among black Americans. Vitamin D-binding protein has not been considered in the assessment of vitamin D deficiency. METHODS: In the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span cohort of blacks and whites (2085 participants), we measured levels of total 25-hydroxyvitamin D, vitamin D-binding protein, and parathyroid hormone as well...
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