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Vitamin D-Binding Protein Polymorphisms, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Sunshine and Multiple Sclerosis.
Nutrients - 7 Feb 2018
Langer-Gould Annette, Lucas Robyn M, Xiang Anny H, Wu Jun, Chen Lie H, Gonzales Edlin, Haraszti Samantha, Smith Jessica B, Quach Hong, Barcellos Lisa F
Abstract excerpt
Blacks have different dominant polymorphisms in the vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) gene that result in higher bioavailable vitamin D than whites. This study tested whether the lack of association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) and multiple sclerosis (MS) risk in blacks and Hispanics is due to differences in these common polymorphisms (rs7041, rs4588). We recruited incident MS cases and controls (blacks 116...
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