Article
Variants rs1544410 and rs2228570 of the vitamin D receptor gene and glycemic levels in adolescents from Northeast Brazil.
Nutricion hospitalaria - 17 Feb 2020
Neves Juliana Padilha Ramos, Queiroz Dayana Joyce Marques, Araújo Eduarda Pontes Dos Santos, Lacerda Lavoisiana Mateus de, Nascimento Rayner Anderson Ferreira do, Carvalho Alice Teles de, Costa Maria José de Carvalho, França Ana Karina Teixeira da Cunha, Persuhn Darlene Camati, Silva Alexandre Sérgio, Diniz Alcides da Silva, Gonçalves Maria da Conceição Rodrigues
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Objective: to verify the association of serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and glycemic levels with the genetic variants rs1544410 and rs2228570 of the VDR gene in adolescents from the Northeast region of Brazil. Materials and methods: a cross-sectional epidemiological study with 208 adolescents from public schools in the city of João Pessoa (Paraíba, Brazil) between 15 and 19 years of age....
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