Connecting vitamin D to gene expression in pregnant African Americans
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Sheila L. Jordan, MPH, BSN, RN; Anne Dunlop, MPH, MD; Alicia Smith, PhD; Carolyn Reilly, PhD, RN -- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD, School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Abstract
Vitamin D potentially plays a role in maternal health outcomes partly through the regulation of genes linked to vital physiologic processes. This study investigates the relationship between serum vitamin D and gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of pregnant African Americans in the southeastern United States.
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2020-09-03T18:43:00Z
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| Type | Poster |
| Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
| Review Type | Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host |
| Format | Text-based Document |
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| Evidence Level | N/A |
| Research Approach | N/A |
| Keywords | Gene Expression; Nutrition; Pregnancy |
Conference Information
| Name | 31st International Nursing Research Congress |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Virtual Event |
| Date | 2020 |
| Date | 2020 |
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