Normal allele: CC
Associated with lower vitamin D levels and therefore potential vitamin D deficiency. Increases vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women and the likelihood of gestational diabetes.
Polymorphism rs4588 is related to topics like this:
Research and publications:
15726497 Gene-environment interaction effects on the development of immune responses in the 1st year of life
15817713 Attempted replication of reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease candidate gene associations
17054776 The genetics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
19488670 Vitamin D binding protein genotype and osteoporosis.
19559392 A candidate gene association study of 77 polymorphisms in migraine
19951401 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: towards pharmacogenetics
20007432 Polymorphisms in vitamin D metabolism related genes and risk of multiple sclerosis
20541252 Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study.
21430387 Nutrigenomics, vitamin D and cancer prevention
21844098 Reduced serum vitamin D-binding protein levels are associated with type 1 diabetes.
22129377 Nutrigenomics and personalized diets: What will they mean for food?
22213340 25-hydroxyvitamin D, vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and severity of Parkinson's disease.
22629401 Evaluation of genetic markers as instruments for Mendelian randomization studies on vitamin D.
22769019 Association of inflammatory gene polymorphisms with ischemic stroke in a Chinese Han population.
23427793 Common variants of the vitamin D binding protein gene and adverse health outcomes.
24200978 Serum 25(OH)D and vitamin D status in relation to VDR, GC and CYP2R1 variants in Chinese.
24447085 Vitamin D-binding protein haplotype is associated with hospitalization for RSV bronchiolitis.
24768180 Vitamin-D pathway genes and HIV-1 disease progression in injection drug users.
25234352 Genetic and environmental influences on plasma vitamin D binding protein concentrations.
26317560 Bioavailable Vitamin D in Obese Children: The Role of Insulin Resistance.
26364161 Meta-analysis of vitamin D-binding protein and cancer risk.
26417870 Potential causal associations between vitamin D and uric acid: Bidirectional mediation analysis.
26446360 Mendelian randomization studies of biomarkers and type 2 diabetes.
27116295 Serum Bioavailable Vitamin D Concentrations and Bone Mineral Density in Women After Obesity Surgery.
27154872 Vitamin D status in primary hyperparathyroidism: effect of genetic background.
27570856 Genetic influence on circulating vitamin D among Saudi Arabians.
27736940 Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study.
28284354 Vitamin D-binding protein gene polymorphisms are not associated with MS risk in an Italian cohort.