Article
Vitamin D binding protein rs7041 genotype alters vitamin D metabolism in pregnant women.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Apr 2018
Ganz Ariel B, Park Heyjun, Malysheva Olga V, Caudill Marie A
Abstract excerpt
Research has identified reduced circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in individuals with the rs7041 (c.1296T>G) T allele in the vitamin D binding protein gene ( GC); however, the effects of the T allele on vitamin D biomarkers during pregnancy and lactation are unknown. Thus, we examined the metabolic effects of GC rs7041 on vitamin D biomarkers among third-trimester pregnant ( n = 26), lactating ( n = 28),...
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