Article
Genetic Contributions to Maternal and Neonatal Vitamin D Levels.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2020
Traglia Michela, Windham Gayle C, Pearl Michelle, Poon Victor, Eyles Darryl, Jones Karen L, Lyall Kristen, Kharrazi Martin, Croen Lisa A, Weiss Lauren A
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D is essential for several physiological functions and biological processes. Increasing levels of maternal vitamin D are required throughout pregnancy as a unique source of vitamin D for the fetus, and consequently maternal vitamin D deficiency may result in several adverse outcomes in newborns. However, the genetic regulation of vitamin D in pregnancy and at birth is not yet well understood. We performed...
Topics
- Adult
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Chemokine CXCL6
- Duffy Blood-Group System
- Female
- Fetal Blood
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Interleukin-8
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Pregnancy
- Protein Kinase C
- Receptors, Cell Surface