Vitamin D insufficiency in Arabs and South Asians positively associates with polymorphisms in GC and CYP2R1 genes.

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Published in PLoS One on November 18, 2014

Authors

Naser Elkum1, Fadi Alkayal2, Fiona Noronha3, Maisa M Ali2, Motasem Melhem2, Monira Al-Arouj4, Abdullah Bennakhi4, Kazem Behbehani3, Osama Alsmadi2, Jehad Abubaker5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait; Clinical Epidemiology, Sidra Medical and Research Centre, Doha, Qatar.
2: Genetics & Genomics Unit, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
3: Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
4: Clinical Services, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
5: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Unit, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

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