Vitamin D and folate: A reciprocal environmental association based on seasonality and genetic disposition.
Mark D LucockRohith ThotaManohar GargCharlotte MartinPatrice JonesJohn FurstZoe YatesNina G JablonskiGeorge ChaplinMartin VeyseyJessie M SutherlandEmma BeckettPublished in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2018)
Findings are consistent with what might be required for the "folate-vitamin D-UV hypothesis of skin pigmentation" model. It suggests genetic influence in provision of one-carbon units by 5,10-methylene-H4 folate, may be an important factor in what appears to be a clear seasonal relationship between vitamin D3 and folate status.
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