Primary Vitamin D Target Genes Allow a Categorization of Possible Benefits of Vitamin D3 Supplementation

Carsten Carlberg; Sabine Seuter; Vanessa D. F. de Mello; Ursula Schwab; Sari Voutilainen; Kari Pulkki; Tarja Nurmi; Jyrki Virtanen; Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen; Matti Uusitupa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071042

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Primary Vitamin D Target Genes Allow a Categorization of Possible Benefits of Vitamin D₃ Supplementation

Carsten Carlberg ,

* E-mail: carsten.carlberg@uef.fi

Affiliation School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Sabine Seuter,

Affiliation School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Vanessa D. F. de Mello,

Affiliation Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Ursula Schwab,

Affiliations Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Internal Medicine Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Sari Voutilainen,

Affiliation Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Kari Pulkki,

Affiliation Eastern Finland Laboratory Centre and Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Tarja Nurmi,

Affiliation Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Jyrki Virtanen,

Affiliation Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen,

Affiliation Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Matti Uusitupa

Affiliations Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Research Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Primary Vitamin D Target Genes Allow a Categorization of Possible Benefits of Vitamin D₃ Supplementation

Carsten Carlberg,
Sabine Seuter,
Vanessa D. F. de Mello,
Ursula Schwab,
Sari Voutilainen,
Kari Pulkki,
Tarja Nurmi,
Jyrki Virtanen,
Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen,
Matti Uusitupa

Published: July 29, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071042

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Causal Complexity and Vitamin D

Posted by gshm50 on 20 Mar 2014 at 15:21 GMT

I have been writing articles for a site called Vitamin D Explained, a place to learn about and discuss vitamin D research and opinion. I have been overwhelmed at the number of different diseases and conditions to which vitamin D levels seem to correlate in some fashion. It seems that correlations are relatively easy to establish compared to figuring out if there is a causal relationship as well and in what direction that causation runs. This study was a joy to read because it really takes the investigation of what vitamin D causes to a new and interesting level.

Competing interests declared: I am paid to write articles for Vitamin D Explained. At present it is a non-commercial site serving as a forum to learn about and discuss vitamin D research and opinion at http://www.dexplained.com

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