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Skin pigmentation, sun exposure and vitamin D levels in children of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.

BMC public health - 12 Jun 2014

Bonilla Carolina, Ness Andrew R, Wills Andrew K, Lawlor Debbie A, Lewis Sarah J, Davey Smith George

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BACKGROUND: It has been hypothesised that light skin pigmentation has arisen to ensure adequate levels of vitamin D as human populations moved out of Africa and into higher latitudes. Vitamin D, which is primarily obtained through exposure to sunlight (specifically ultraviolet radiation B (UVR-B)...

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PMID: 24924479
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-597
PMCID: PMC4067096

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