Evidence that abnormally large seasonal declines in vitamin D status may trigger SLE flare in non-African Americans.

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Published in Lupus on March 20, 2012

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D J Birmingham1, L A Hebert, H Song, W T Noonan, B H Rovin, H N Nagaraja, C Y Yu

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1: Department of Medicine and Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. dan.birmingham@osumc.edu

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