Skin pigmentation, sun exposure and vitamin D levels in children of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

BACKGROUND: It has been hypothesised that light skin pigmentation has arisen to ensure adequate levels of vitamin D as human populations moved out of Africa and into higher latitudes. Vitamin D, which is primarily obtained through exposure to sunlight (specifically ultraviolet radiation B (UVR-B)),...

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Autores principales: Bonilla, Carolina, Ness, Andrew R, Wills, Andrew K, Lawlor, Debbie A, Lewis, Sarah J, Davey Smith, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4067096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24924479
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-597

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