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DHCR7 mutations linked to higher vitamin D status allowed early human migration to Northern latitudes

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is essential for a wide range of physiological processes including immune function and calcium homeostasis. Recent investigations have identified candidate genes which are strongly linked to concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Since there is insufficient UVB radiation to ind...

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Autores principales: Kuan, Valerie, Martineau, Adrian R, Griffiths, Chris J, Hyppönen, Elina, Walton, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23837623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-144