1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D deficiency is associated with preterm birth in African American and Caucasian women

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 244-250

  Thota, Chandrasekhar ^a   Menon, Ramkumar ^b,c   Fortunato, Stephen J ^c   Brou, Lina ^d   Lee, Jae Eun ^e   Al Hendy, Ayman ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Centennial Hospital   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D; 25 (OH) vitamin D; African Americans; Caucasians; preterm birth; serum levels

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CALCITRIOL DEFICIENCY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

1,25-(OH)2 VITAMIN D; 25-(OH) VITAMIN D; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAUCASIANS; PRETERM BIRTH; SERUM LEVELS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901777685     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719113493513     Document Type: Article

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