Heritability and seasonal variability of vitamin D concentrations in male twins  

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Karohl, Cristina ; Shaoyong, Su ; Kumari, Meena ; Tangpricha, Vin ; Veledar, Emir ; Vaccarino, Viola ; Raggi, Paolo

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition vol. 92 no. 06 (Dec. 2010), page 1393-1398.
Topik: VITAMINS; MINERALS; Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D; heritability estimates
Fulltext: Am J Clin Nutr-2010-Karohl-1393-8.pdf (129.93KB)

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: A07.K.2010.02 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Background: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations can be affected by several environmental and individual factors. It is not clear to what extent genetic influences play a role in determining vitamin D status. Thus far, studies on the heritability of vitamin D have provided conflicting results. Objective: We estimated the heritability of vitamin D concentrations and the effect of season on heritability estimates. Design: We measured serum 25(OH)D concentrations in 510 middle-aged, male twins (310 monozygotic and 200 dizygotic twins) selected from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry. Generalized estimating equations were used to test the association between 25(OH)D and other study factors. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate the heritability of 25(OH)D. Results: The twins’ mean (±SD) age was 55 ± 2.8 y. The mean (±SD) 25(OH)D concentration was 38.4 ± 23.3 ng/mL with a substantial seasonal variation (a 6.1-ng/mL lower value during the winter than during the summer, P = 0.003). Approximately 70% of the variation in 25(OH)D concentrations during the winter was explained by genetic factors. However, in the summer, 25(OH)D concentrations were not heritable. During the summer, 53% of the variation in 25(OH)D concentrations was due to shared environmental factors, and 47% of the variation in 25(OH)D concentrations was due to unique environmental factors. Conclusions: Serum 25(OH)D concentrations are highly heritable during the winter season only. In the summer, environmental conditions (eg, sun exposure) prevail over genetic backgrounds in determining serum 25(OH)D concentrations.

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