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Genome-wide association study of 25(OH) Vitamin D concentrations in Punjabi Sikhs: Results of the Asian Indian diabetic heart study.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Apr 2016
Sapkota Bishwa R, Hopkins Ruth, Bjonnes Andrew, Ralhan Sarju, Wander Gurpreet S, Mehra Narinder K, Singh Jai Rup, Blackett Piers R, Saxena Richa, Sanghera Dharambir K
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Vitamin D deficiency is implicated in multiple disease conditions and accumulating evidence supports that the variation in serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels, including deficiency, is under strong genetic control. However, the underlying genetic mechanism associated with vitamin 25(OH)D concentrations is poorly understood. We earlier reported a very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency associated with an...
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