Interplay between vitamin D status, vitamin D receptor gene variants and preeclampsia risk in Ghanaian women: A case-control study.

Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo Jonah Buah MensahEnoch Ofori AwuahSamuel Asamoah Sakyi

Published in: PloS one (2024)

This study highlights a significant association between vitamin D deficiency and an increased risk of PE among Ghanaian women. However, the VDR gene variant, "bb", genotype, for Bsm1 reduces the risk of PE.

Keyphrases

copy number
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
genome wide
genome wide identification
early onset
growth factor
insulin resistance
type diabetes
genome wide analysis