Decreased Vitamin D Levels and Altered Placental Vitamin D Gene Expression at High Altitude: Role of Genetic Ancestry

Eugenia Mata-Greenwood, Hans C.A. Westenburg, Stacy Zamudio, Nicholas P. Illsley, Lubo Zhang

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Original languageEnglish
Article number3389
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Catalysis
  • Molecular Biology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords

  • genetic ancestry
  • high altitude
  • metabolism
  • placenta
  • vitamin D
  • Gene Expression
  • Humans
  • Placenta/metabolism
  • Vitamins/metabolism
  • 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase/metabolism
  • Pregnancy
  • Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase/metabolism
  • Vitamin D Deficiency/metabolism
  • Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-2/metabolism
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/metabolism
  • Female
  • Vitamin D/metabolism
  • Altitude

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