Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and its genetic determinants in relation to incident myocardial infarction and stroke in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC)-Germany study.

Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) has been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in observational studies. Also, SNPs to explain variation in 25(OH)D have been identified by genome-wide association studies. Detection of direct associations between SNPs that significantly affect 2...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Tilman Kühn, Rudolf Kaaks, Birgit Teucher, Frank Hirche, Jutta Dierkes, Cornelia Weikert, Verena Katzke, Heiner Boeing, Gabriele I Stangl, Brian Buijsse
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3723816?pdf=render