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SUBMITTER: Shrestha S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4931952 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shrestha Srishti S Lutsey Pamela L PL Alonso Alvaro A Huang Xuemei X Mosley Thomas H TH Chen Honglei H
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society 20160419 7
<h4>Background</h4>Low vitamin D levels are common among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Experimental evidence further suggests that vitamin D may be protective against PD. The objective of this study was to prospectively assess the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and PD among 12,762 participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>Serum samples were collected in 1990-1992, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D was measured by liquid chromatography mas ...[more]