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Variability in genes regulating vitamin D metabolism is associated with vitamin D levels in type 2 diabetes [PDF]

, 2018
Mortality rate is increased in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Low vitamin D levels are associated with increased mortality risk in T2D. In the general population, genetic variants affecting vitamin D metabolism (DHCR7 rs12785878, CYP2R1 rs10741657, GC rs4588 ...
Alessi, Elena, Bagella, FRANCESCO MARIA, Bailetti, Diego, Barchetta, Ilaria, Baroni Marco, Giorgio., Bertoccini, Laura, Buzzetti, Raffaella, Capoccia, Danila, Cavallo, Maria Gisella, Coccia, Federica, Conti, Francesco, Copetti, Massimiliano, Cossu, Efisio, D'Angelo, Paola, D'Onofrio, Luca, De Cosmo, Salvatore, Di Mauro, Lazzaro, Filardi, Tiziana, Gianluca, Margiotta, Giulia, Leanza, Incani, Michela, Leonetti, Frida, Maria Giovanna Scarale,, Morano, Susanna, Moretti, Chiara, Morviducci, Lelio, Napoli, Nicola, Pamela, Piscitelli, Pezzilli, Serena, Pibiri, Carlotta, Prudente, Sabrina, Pugliese, Giuseppe, Sentinelli, Federica, Silvia, Carletti, SUMMER Study in Diabetes Group (Summer,, Tavaglione, Federica, Trischitta, Vincenzo   +36 more
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Perturbed development of cranial neural crest cells in association with reduced sonic hedgehog signaling underlies the pathogenesis of retinoic-acid-induced cleft palate

Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2019
Cleft palate (CP) is one of the most common congenital craniofacial anomalies in humans and can be caused by either single or multiple genetic and environmental factor(s).
Qi Wang, Hiroshi Kurosaka, Masataka Kikuchi, Akihiro Nakaya, Paul A. Trainor, Takashi Yamashiro   +5 more
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Root-Cause Analytical Survey for Measles Outbreak: Vaccination or Vaccine?- A Study From Madhepura District, Bihar, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: Though measles is a vaccine preventable disease, outbreaks still continue to occur because of poor immunization coverage rate at the national level. Objective: To report the survey results of an outbreak of measles in Puraini village of
Sudipta Basa, Rashmi Ranjan Das, (Late) Javed Akhtar Khan   +2 more
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Vitamin A cycle byproducts explain retinal damage and molecular changes thought to initiate retinal degeneration

Biology Open, 2021
In the most prevalent retinal diseases, including Stargardt disease and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), byproducts of vitamin A form in the retina abnormally during the vitamin A cycle.
Dan Zhang, Doina M. Mihai, Ilyas Washington   +2 more
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The effect of vitamin C on the erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes in intoxicated-lead rat offsprings [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: Lead exposure or lead poisoning is known to cause a large spectrum of physiological, biochemical, and behavioural disorders in animals.
Eshginia, S., Marjani, A.
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The 2011 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine: What Clinicians Need to Know

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2010
This article summarizes the new 2011 report on dietary requirements for calcium and vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). An IOM Committee charged with determining the population needs for these nutrients in North America conducted a ...
A. Ross, J. Manson, S. Abrams, J. F. Aloia, J. F. Aloia, P. Brannon, S. Clinton, R. Durazo-Arvizu, J. Gallagher, R. Gallo, Glenville Jones, C. Kovacs, S. Mayne, C. Rosen, S. Shapses   +14 more
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Comparing the effects of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D insufficiency, and immune and cardio-metabolic function: the Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Supplementation (SEDS) Study [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND Adults living in the sunny Australian climate are at high risk of skin cancer, but vitamin D deficiency (defined here as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration of less than 50 nmol/L) is also common.
Beilin, Lawrence J., Black, Lucinda J., Gies, Peter, Gorman, Shelley, Hart, Prue H., Hartley, Mica, Hoare, Samuel, King, Kerryn, King, Laura, Lithander, Fiona E., Lucas, Robyn, Marshall, Kushani, Mori, Trevor A., Neale, Rachel E., Pandeya, Nirmala, Sherriff, Jill, Slevin, Terry, Swaminathan, Ashwin, Wyatt, Candy, Xiang, Fan   +19 more
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The Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Women in Gorgan [PDF]

, 2012
In this study, we aimed to assess levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in relation to metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women in Gorgan. The study group included 100 postmenopausal women who were referred to the different Health Centers in Gorgan ...
Marjani, A., Moghasemi, S.
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Vitamin D deficiency 2.0: an update on the current status worldwide

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020
Vitamin D testing and the use of vitamin D supplements have increased substantially in recent years. Currently, the role of vitamin D supplementation, and the optimal vitamin D dose and status, is a subject of debate, because large interventional studies
K. Amrein, Mario Scherkl, Magdalena Hoffmann, Stefan Neuwersch-Sommeregger, M. Köstenberger, Adelina Tmava Berisha, G. Martucci, S. Pilz, O. Malle   +8 more
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Vitamin D Status and its Association with Morbidity including Wasting and Opportunistic Illnesses in HIV-Infected Women in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Vitamin D has a potential role in preventing HIV-related complications, based on its extensive involvement in immune and metabolic function, including preventing osteoporosis and premature cardiovascular disease.
Adeyemi OM, Chlebowski RT, Cox D, Diggle P, Donna Spiegelman, Eduardo Villamor, Edward L. Giovannucci, Ellen Hertzmark, Ferdinand M. Mugusi, Finkelstein JL, Gernard I. Msamanga, Guenter P, Hsu JW, James WP, Julia L. Finkelstein, Miettinen O, Saurabh Mehta, Stroder J, Wafaie W. Fawzi, WHO   +19 more
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