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SUBMITTER: Carvalho AY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3820050 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Carvalho Andre Y O M AY Bishop Karen S KS Han Dug Yeo DY Ellett Stephanie S Jesuthasan Amalini A Lam Wen J WJ Ferguson Lynnette R LR
Nutrients 20130927 10
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of Crohn's Disease (CD) in the world, and there is much speculation as to why this might be. A high risk of CD has been associated with deficient or insufficient levels of Vitamin D (Vit D), lifestyle as well as various genetic polymorphisms. In this study we sought to analyse the relevance of serum Vit D levels, lifestyle and genotype to CD status. Serum samples were analysed for 25-OH-Vitamin D levels. DNA was isolated from blood and cheek-swabs, and Se ...[more]