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Vitamin D and C-Reactive Protein: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Liefaard Marte C, Ligthart Symen, Vitezova Anna, Hofman Albert, Uitterlinden André G, Kiefte-de Jong Jessica C, Franco Oscar H, Zillikens M Carola, Dehghan Abbas
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent and has been associated with many diseases. It has been suggested that vitamin D has effects on the immune system and inhibits inflammation. The aim of our study was to investigate whether vitamin D has an inhibitory effect on systemic inflammation by assessing the association between serum levels of vitamin D and C-reactive protein. We studied the association between...
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