Vitamin D receptor gene TaqI single nucleotide polymorphism is not associated with lead levels in maternal and umbilical cord blood.

Yusuf Aytaç Tohma Selin Akad Eser Colak Sevsen Kulaksizoğlu Mesut Akyol Yunus Kasim Terzi Emel Ebru Özçimen Sertac Esin Feride Iffet Sahin

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2018)

Although women with the "CC" VDR TaqI genotype had higher maternal and cord blood Pb levels, this was statistically insignificant and therefore, VDR TaqI SNPs did not significantly affect maternal and umbilical cord blood Pb levels.

Keyphrases

umbilical cord
mesenchymal stem cells
cord blood
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
heavy metals
bone marrow
gene expression
body mass index
weight loss
aqueous solution
transcription factor
preterm birth