Genetic and Environmental Factors Are Associated with Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in Older African Americans
Author(s) -
Joyanna Hansen,
Wenbo Tang,
Katie C. Hootman,
Patsy M. Bran,
Denise K. Houston,
Stephen B. Kritchevsky,
Tamara B. Harris,
Melissa García,
Kurt Lohman,
Yongmei Liu,
Ian H. de Boer,
Bryan Kestenbaum,
Cassianne RobinsonCohen,
David S. Siscovick,
Patricia A. Cassano
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.114.202093
Subject(s) - single nucleotide polymorphism , genome wide association study , body mass index , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin d binding protein , genetic association , snp , expression quantitative trait loci , medicine , biology , demography , genetics , genotype , gene , sociology
Low circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] is prevalent in African Americans, but predictors of vitamin D status are understudied compared to Caucasian populations.
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