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25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, vitamin D binding protein gene polymorphisms and incident coronary heart disease among whites and blacks: The ARIC study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2015
Michos Erin D, Misialek Jeffrey R, Selvin Elizabeth, Folsom Aaron R, Pankow James S, Post Wendy S, Lutsey Pamela L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In observational studies, low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) has been associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), and this association may vary by race. Racial differences in the frequency of vitamin D binding protein (DBP) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) might account for similar bioavailable vitamin D in blacks despite lower mean 25(OH)D. We hypothesized that the...
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