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Measurement by a Novel LC-MS/MS Methodology Reveals Similar Serum Concentrations of Vitamin D-Binding Protein in Blacks and Whites.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2016
Henderson Clark M, Lutsey Pamela L, Misialek Jeffrey R, Laha Thomas J, Selvin Elizabeth, Eckfeldt John H, Hoofnagle Andrew N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poor bone health and other adverse health outcomes; however, the associations are greatly attenuated in black vs white individuals. One possible explanation for this attenuation is different concentrations of bioavailable vitamin D metabolites in plasma, which are estimated with equations that include the total concentration of vitamin D binding globulin (VDBG)...
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