Open AccessVitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with adiposity phenotypes
Author(s) -
Heather M. OchsBalcom,
Raj Chennamaneni,
Amy E. Millen,
Peter G. Shields,
Cătălin Marian,
Maurizio Trevisan,
Jo L. Freudenheim
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29986
Subject(s) - calcitriol receptor , waist , single nucleotide polymorphism , medicine , endocrinology , vitamin d and neurology , snp , phenotype , body mass index , biology , genotype , genetics , gene
Emerging data suggest a role for the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in lipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation.
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