Genome-wide study identifies factors that may affect vitamin D levels

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 05:40 in Health & Medicine

An international research consortium has identified four common gene variants that are associated with blood levels of vitamin D and with an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency. The report from the SUNLIGHT consortium - involving investigators from six countries - will appear in The Lancet and is receiving early online release.

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