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Demographic, lifestyle, and genetic determinants of circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and vitamin D-binding protein in African American and European American women.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jun 2017
Yao Song, Hong Chi-Chen, Bandera Elisa V, Zhu Qianqian, Liu Song, Cheng Ting-Yuan David, Zirpoli Gary, Haddad Stephen A, Lunetta Kathryn L, Ruiz-Narvaez Edward A, McCann Susan E, Troester Melissa A, Rosenberg Lynn, Palmer Julie R, Olshan Andrew F, Ambrosone Christine B
Abstract excerpt
Background: Vitamin D may have anticancer activities. The high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in African Americans (AAs) may be a contributing factor to the cancer health disparities between AAs and European Americans (EAs).Objectives: We compared concentrations of 25(OH)D and vitamin D-binding protein (VDBP) in AA and EA women and investigated determinants of the vitamin D-biomarker concentrations in both...
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