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Associations of vitamin D status and vitamin D-related polymorphisms with sex hormones in older men.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Nov 2016
Rafiq R, van Schoor N M, Sohl E, Zillikens M C, Oosterwerff M M, Schaap L, Lips P, de Jongh R T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Evidence regarding relationships of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) with sex hormones and gonadotropin concentrations remains inconsistent. Polymorphisms in vitamin D-related genes may underly these relationships. Our aim was to examine the relationship of vitamin D status and polymorphisms in vitamin D-related genes with sex hormone and gonadotropin levels. DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS: We analysed...
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