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Title: Free 25-Hydroxyvitamin D: Impact of Vitamin D Binding Protein Assays on Racial-Genotypic Associations

Journal Article · · Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2016-1104· OSTI ID:1337255

Total 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) is a marker of vitamin D status and is lower in African Americans than in whites. Whether this difference holds for free 25OHOD (f25OHD) is unclear, considering reported genetic-racial differences in vitaminDbinding protein (DBP) used to calculate f25OHD.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Contributing Organization:
for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1337255
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-120076; 49531; 453040220
Journal Information:
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 101, Issue 5; ISSN 0021-972X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English