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Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms with Cardiometabolic Phenotypes in Hispanics: A Life Course Approach.
Nutrients - 28 Apr 2023
Standage-Beier Carrie S, Garcia Luis A, De Filippis Eleanna, Shaibi Gabriel Q, Mandarino Lawrence J, Coletta Dawn K
Abstract excerpt
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is vital for maintaining calcium and phosphate balance and regulating bone metabolism. Recent research has suggested that VDR also plays an essential role in metabolic diseases. Previous studies on non-Hispanic whites have shown that VDR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) are associated with cardiometabolic phenotypes. However, the association between VDR SNPs and cardiometabolic...
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