Published in N Engl J Med on May 25, 2006
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Cholecalciferol supplementation alters calcitriol-responsive monocyte proteins and decreases inflammatory cytokines in ESRD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 1.45
Effect of sunlight exposure on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d concentration in women with vitamin d deficiency: using ambulatory lux meter and sunlight exposure questionnaire. Korean J Fam Med (2012) 1.42
25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Canadian adults: biological, environmental, and behavioral correlates. Osteoporos Int (2010) 1.34
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the risk of colorectal cancer: the multiethnic cohort study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2010) 1.30
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Vitamin D3 inhibits hedgehog signaling and proliferation in murine Basal cell carcinomas. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) (2011) 1.12
Profiles of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in Japanese men and women: association with biological, environmental, and nutritional factors and coexisting disorders: the ROAD study. Osteoporos Int (2013) 0.96
Vitamin D status among adults in the Aegean region of Turkey. BMC Public Health (2010) 0.96
New perspectives on vitamin D food fortification based on a modeling of 25(OH)D concentrations. Nutr J (2013) 0.89
Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin-D and risk of colorectal adenomas and hyperplastic polyps. Nutr Cancer (2011) 0.89
Dietary cholecalciferol and calcium levels in a Western-style defined rodent diet alter energy metabolism and inflammatory responses in mice. J Nutr (2012) 0.88
Vitamin D supplementation and breast cancer prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. PLoS One (2013) 0.87
New perspectives on vitamin D sources in Germany based on a novel mathematical bottom-up model of 25(OH)D serum concentrations. Eur J Nutr (2012) 0.81
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of colorectal cancer after adjusting for inflammatory markers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2014) 0.80
Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Vitamin D Binding Protein, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses' Health Study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) (2016) 0.80
Calcium intake and ion transporter genetic polymorphisms interact in human colorectal neoplasia risk in a 2-phase study. J Nutr (2014) 0.79
Open letter to IARC Director Christopher P. Wild-Re: IARC Working Group Report 5: Vitamin D and Cancer. Dermatoendocrinol (2009) 0.79
Why vitamin D for cancer patients? Ecancermedicalscience (2009) 0.77
Chemoprevention for colorectal neoplasia. Clin Colon Rectal Surg (2008) 0.75
Interactions between calcium intake and polymorphisms in genes essential for calcium reabsorption and risk of colorectal neoplasia in a two-phase study. Mol Carcinog (2017) 0.75
Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med (2006) 8.73
Estimates of optimal vitamin D status. Osteoporos Int (2005) 7.13
Human serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol response to extended oral dosing with cholecalciferol. Am J Clin Nutr (2003) 6.50
The role of vitamin D in cancer prevention. Am J Public Health (2005) 4.99
Vitamin D deficiency an important, common, and easily treatable cardiovascular risk factor? J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 4.72
The urgent need to recommend an intake of vitamin D that is effective. Am J Clin Nutr (2007) 4.36
Maternal vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of preeclampsia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2007) 4.16
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Optimal vitamin D status for colorectal cancer prevention: a quantitative meta analysis. Am J Prev Med (2007) 2.83
Vitamin D insufficiency among free-living healthy young adults. Am J Med (2002) 2.80
Vitamin D deficiency in a healthy group of mothers and newborn infants. Clin Pediatr (Phila) (2007) 2.43
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Factors that influence the cutaneous synthesis and dietary sources of vitamin D. Arch Biochem Biophys (2007) 2.39
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and risk of breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2005) 2.37
Vitamin D and prevention of breast cancer: pooled analysis. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol (2007) 2.20
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in young children undergoing placement of tympanostomy tubes. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol (2008) 2.13
A higher dose of vitamin d reduces the risk of falls in nursing home residents: a randomized, multiple-dose study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 2.12
Vitamin D and prevention of colorectal cancer. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol (2005) 2.01
Why the IOM recommendations for vitamin D are deficient. J Bone Miner Res (2011) 2.00
Fortification of orange juice with vitamin D(2) or vitamin D(3) is as effective as an oral supplement in maintaining vitamin D status in adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2010) 1.97
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bone mineral density in a racially and ethnically diverse group of men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2007) 1.96
Vitamin D intakes by children and adults in the United States differ among ethnic groups. J Nutr (2005) 1.88
Products of vitamin D3 or 7-dehydrocholesterol metabolism by cytochrome P450scc show anti-leukemia effects, having low or absent calcemic activity. PLoS One (2010) 1.83
Vitamin D - effects on skeletal and extraskeletal health and the need for supplementation. Nutrients (2013) 1.81
Tanning is associated with optimal vitamin D status (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration) and higher bone mineral density. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 1.79
Too little vitamin D in premenopausal women: why should we care? Am J Clin Nutr (2002) 1.79
Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in adolescents: race, season, adiposity, physical activity, and fitness. Pediatrics (2010) 1.76
Synthesis of vitamin D in skin after burns. Lancet (2004) 1.75
Adolescent girls in Maine are at risk for vitamin D insufficiency. J Am Diet Assoc (2005) 1.74
Vitamin D2 treatment for vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency for up to 6 years. Arch Intern Med (2009) 1.73
A 16-week randomized clinical trial of 2000 international units daily vitamin D3 supplementation in black youth: 25-hydroxyvitamin D, adiposity, and arterial stiffness. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010) 1.69
Vitamin D status and response to Vitamin D(3) in obese vs. non-obese African American children. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 1.69
Guide to bone health and disease in cystic fibrosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2004) 1.67
Relation of body fat indexes to vitamin D status and deficiency among obese adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 1.66
Association between vitamin D deficiency and primary cesarean section. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 1.61
Vitamin D intake in the United States. J Am Diet Assoc (2004) 1.58
Deficiency of sunlight and vitamin D. BMJ (2008) 1.49
Vitamin D status, adiposity, and lipids in black American and Caucasian children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 1.49
Correlating pre-operative vitamin d status with post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia. Endocr Pract (2014) 1.45
The roles of vitamin D in skeletal muscle: form, function, and metabolism. Endocr Rev (2012) 1.44
Review of treatment modalities for postmenopausal osteoporosis. South Med J (2005) 1.37
Pancreatic cancer cells express 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase and their proliferation is inhibited by the prohormone 25-hydroxyvitamin D3. Carcinogenesis (2004) 1.37
Fortification of orange juice with vitamin D: a novel approach for enhancing vitamin D nutritional health. Am J Clin Nutr (2003) 1.36
Low bone density in patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment. Drug Alcohol Depend (2006) 1.32
Vitamin D, tuberculin skin test conversion, and latent tuberculosis in Mongolian school-age children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled feasibility trial. Am J Clin Nutr (2012) 1.31
Vitamin D and prostate cancer prevention and treatment. Trends Endocrinol Metab (2003) 1.30
Vitamin D intoxication with severe hypercalcemia due to manufacturing and labeling errors of two dietary supplements made in the United States. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 1.28
Practical guidelines for the supplementation of vitamin D and the treatment of deficits in Central Europe - recommended vitamin D intakes in the general population and groups at risk of vitamin D deficiency. Endokrynol Pol (2013) 1.25
Vitamin D, cardiovascular disease and mortality. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2011) 1.24
Solar UV doses of adult Americans and vitamin D(3) production. Dermatoendocrinol (2011) 1.23
Widespread vitamin D deficiency in urban Massachusetts newborns and their mothers. Pediatrics (2010) 1.18
Vitamin D in childhood and adolescence: an expert position statement. Eur J Pediatr (2015) 1.17
Influence of vitamin D status and vitamin D3 supplementation on genome wide expression of white blood cells: a randomized double-blind clinical trial. PLoS One (2013) 1.14
Comparisons of estimated economic burdens due to insufficient solar ultraviolet irradiance and vitamin D and excess solar UV irradiance for the United States. Photochem Photobiol (2005) 1.13
Vitamin d and rehabilitation: improving functional outcomes. Nutr Clin Pract (2007) 1.13
Prostatic 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase and its implication in prostate cancer. J Cell Biochem (2003) 1.12
Vitamin D deficiency enhances the growth of MC-26 colon cancer xenografts in Balb/c mice. J Nutr (2005) 1.10
SOLAR ultraviolet radiation and vitamin D: a historical perspective. Am J Public Health (2007) 1.09
Impact of season and diet on vitamin D status of African American and Caucasian children. Clin Pediatr (Phila) (2011) 1.09
Re: Vitamin D: Health panacea or false prophet? Nutrition (2013) 1.07
25-Hydroxyvitamin D, cholesterol, and ultraviolet irradiation. Metabolism (2008) 1.07
Analysis of the vitamin D system in cutaneous malignancies. Recent Results Cancer Res (2003) 1.01
Serum concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in response to vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 supplementation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2013) 1.01
The prostate 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase is not influenced by parathyroid hormone and calcium: implications for prostate cancer chemoprevention by vitamin D. Carcinogenesis (2004) 1.01
25-Hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase activity is diminished in human prostate cancer cells and is enhanced by gene transfer. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol (2002) 1.01
Vitamin D supplementation: guidelines and evidence for subclinical deficiency. Curr Opin Gastroenterol (2012) 1.00
Analysis of the vitamin D system in cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas. J Cutan Pathol (2004) 1.00
Treatment of vitamin D deficiency with UV light in patients with malabsorption syndromes: a case series. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed (2007) 0.99
Optimize dietary intake of vitamin D: an epigenetic perspective. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care (2012) 0.99
Vitamin D metabolism in human prostate cells: implications for prostate cancer chemoprevention by vitamin D. Anticancer Res (2006) 0.98
25-OH-vitamin D assays. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 0.98
Refractory hypocalcemia following near-total thyroidectomy in a patient with a prior Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obes Surg (2008) 0.97
Treatment with 50,000 IU vitamin D₂ every other week and effect on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D₂, 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃, and total 25-hydroxyvitamin D in a clinical setting. Endocr Pract (2012) 0.96
Sunlight, ultraviolet radiation, vitamin D and skin cancer: how much sunlight do we need? Adv Exp Med Biol (2014) 0.96
25-Hydroxyvitamin D in obese youth across the spectrum of glucose tolerance from normal to prediabetes to type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2013) 0.96
Topical thyroid hormone accelerates wound healing in mice. Endocrinology (2005) 0.95
Dosing error with over-the-counter vitamin D supplement: a risk for vitamin D toxicity in infants. Clin Pediatr (Phila) (2012) 0.94
Inhibition of RelB by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 promotes sensitivity of breast cancer cells to radiation. J Cell Physiol (2009) 0.94
A role for thyroid hormone in wound healing through keratin gene expression. Endocrinology (2004) 0.94
Diagnosis and treatment of osteopenia. Rev Endocr Metab Disord (2010) 0.93
Sickle cell bone disease: response to vitamin D and calcium. Am J Hematol (2008) 0.92
Vitamin D in adipose tissue and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D after roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 0.92
Standard multivitamin supplementation does not improve vitamin D insufficiency after burns. J Bone Miner Metab (2009) 0.92
25-hydroxyvitamin D in cerebrospinal fluid during relapse and remission of multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler (2009) 0.92
Evaluation of 19-nor-2alpha-(3-hydroxypropyl)-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 as a therapeutic agent for androgen-dependent prostate cancer. Anticancer Res (2009) 0.91
Inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis by 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-3beta-(2)-Bromoacetate, a nontoxic and vitamin D receptor-alkylating analog of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in prostate cancer cells. Clin Cancer Res (2004) 0.91
Thyroid hormone action on skin: diverging effects of topical versus intraperitoneal administration. Thyroid (2003) 0.91
25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and in vivo insulin sensitivity and β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity in black and white youth. Diabetes Care (2012) 0.90
Vitamin D supplementation for cardiovascular disease prevention. JAMA (2011) 0.90
Vitamin D and bone health in postmenopausal women. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2003) 0.89
Investigating the mechanism for maintaining eucalcemia despite immobility and anuria in the hibernating American black bear (Ursus americanus). Bone (2011) 0.89
Analysis of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1alpha-hydroxylase in normal and malignant breast tissue. Anticancer Res (2006) 0.88
Vitamin D, neurocognitive functioning and immunocompetence. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care (2011) 0.88
Randomized trial of fortified milk and supplements to raise 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in schoolchildren in Mongolia. Am J Clin Nutr (2011) 0.87
25-hydroxyvitamin D₃ and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ promote the differentiation of human subcutaneous preadipocytes. PLoS One (2012) 0.86
Sunlight and vitamin D: both good for cardiovascular health. J Gen Intern Med (2002) 0.86
Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic differences in bone loss among men. J Bone Miner Res (2014) 0.86
Analyzing vitamin D in foods and supplements: methodologic challenges. Am J Clin Nutr (2008) 0.85
The parathyroid hormone D-lema. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2003) 0.85
Bone mineral density assessment: comparison of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements at the calcaneus, spine, and hip. J Clin Densitom (2002) 0.84