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Variants in gene encoding for vitamin D binding protein were associated with leukocyte telomere length: The Pró-Saúde Study.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Mar 2020
Normando Paula, Santos-Rebouças Cíntia, Leung Cindy, Epel Elissa, da Fonseca Ana Carolina, Zembrzuski Verônica, Faerstein Eduardo, Bezerra Flávia F
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in vitamin D metabolic pathway genes, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations, and leukocyte telomere length (LTL) in Brazilian adults. METHODS: The study population comprised 461 participants (33-79 y of age; 51% women) from the Pró-Saúde Study, a cohort of civil servants at a university...
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