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The association of vitamin D binding protein levels and genotypes with type 1 diabetes in the black South African population.
BMC endocrine disorders - 17 Jul 2022
Cave Eleanor M, Bhola Sureka, Crowther Nigel J, Padoa Carolyn J
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency and the vitamin D pathway have previously been associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The majority of vitamin D is transported through the blood bound to the vitamin D binding protein (VDBP). Two polymorphisms in the VDBP gene (rs4588 and rs7041) result in different VDBP variants and have been associated with T1D, however the results are not consistent. The association of VDBP...
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