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Vitamin D Levels, Frequency of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms, and Associations with Overweight and Asthma in Brazilian Schoolchildren.
Annals of nutrition & metabolism - 1 Jan 2019
Rodrigues Simões Tania Mara, da Silva Rosangela, Bianco Bianca, Fonseca Fernando Luiz Affonso, Solé Dirceu, Oselka Saccardo Sarni Roseli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In children, nutritional status of vitamin D (vitD), frequency of vitD receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and their associations with overweight and asthma remain controversial. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the nutritional status of vitD and the frequency of VDR gene polymorphisms, as well as identify their associations with nutritional status and asthma. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with...
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