Vitamin D and C-Reactive Protein: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent and has been associated with many diseases. It has been suggested that vitamin D has effects on the immune system and inhibits inflammation. The aim of our study was to investigate whether vitamin D has an inhibitory effect on systemic inflammation by assessi...

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Main Authors: Marte C Liefaard, Symen Ligthart, Anna Vitezova, Albert Hofman, André G Uitterlinden, Jessica C Kiefte-de Jong, Oscar H Franco, M Carola Zillikens, Abbas Dehghan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4492676?pdf=render