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Melanin levels in relation to vitamin D among first-generation immigrants from different ethnic groups and origins: A comparative national Canadian cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Immigrants to Western countries tend to have darker skin than native-born populations. We examined the relationship between skin melanin and serum vitamin D (vitD) [S-25(OH)D] levels and explored whether melanin levels explained S-25(OH)D variations between immigrants and native-born C...

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Autores principales: Yousef, Said, Papadimitropoulos, Manny, Faris, MoezAlIslam, Hasan, Hayder, Hossain, Alomgir, Colman, Ian, Manuel, Douglas, Wells, George A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9868151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36698822
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.992554