Maternal vitamin D receptor genetic variation contributes to infant birthweight among black mothers

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1264-1271

  Swamy, Geeta K ^a   Garrett, Melanie E ^a   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^b   Ashley Koch, Allison E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant birthweight; Racial disparity; Vitamin D receptor gene

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RNA STABILITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NORTH CAROLINA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL;

EID: 79956201010     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33583     Document Type: Article

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