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Effect of vitamin D-binding protein genotype on the development of asthma in children.
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - 1 Jun 2014
Navas-Nazario Aledie, Li Fang Yong, Shabanova Veronika, Weiss Pnina, Cole David E C, Carpenter Thomas O, Bazzy-Asaad Alia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Potential vitamin D-related influences on inflammatory diseases such as asthma are controversial, including the suggestion that vitamin D insufficiency is associated with increased asthma morbidity. Vitamin D-binding protein transports vitamin D metabolites in the circulation. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the GC gene encoding vitamin D-binding protein are associated with circulating vitamin D...
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