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The associations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, vitamin D binding protein gene polymorphisms, and race with risk of incident fracture-related hospitalization: Twenty-year follow-up in a bi-ethnic cohort (the ARIC Study).
Bone - 1 Sept 2015
Takiar Radhika, Lutsey Pamela L, Zhao Di, Guallar Eliseo, Schneider Andrea L C, Grams Morgan E, Appel Lawrence J, Selvin Elizabeth, Michos Erin D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Deficient levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] have been associated with increased fracture risk. Racial differences in fracture risk may be related to differences in bioavailable vitamin D due to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variations in the vitamin D binding protein (DBP). METHODS: We measured 25(OH)D levels in 12,781 middle-aged White and Black participants [mean age 57 years (SD 5.7),...
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