Excessive body weight and obesity in childhood and adolescence are becoming more and
more important unfavorable factors that entail extremely adverse consequences and require …

A high prevalence of vitamin D (calcidiol) serum deficiency has been described in several
autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoid arthritis (AR), and …

Purpose Given that the relationship between vitamin D status and metabolic diseases such
as obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains unclear, this review will focus on the genetic …

A growing body of research has shown how important vitamin D is in the prognosis of
coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). The vitamin D receptor is necessary for vitamin D to …

Vitamin D is a steroid whose primary function is maintaining serum calcium and phosphorus
levels to ensure bone homeostasis. Overall, there are very high levels of inadequate vitamin …

Introduction: Recent studies have demonstrated that vitamin D deficiency contributes to the
development of metabolic disorders, including obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) …

As the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children and young adults is increasing,
a better understanding of genetics that underlie MetS will provide critical insights into the …

Vitamin D (VD) deficiency is more frequent in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients
than in control subjects (CS); genetic variants in the VD receptor (VDR) could contribute to …

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease that targets the hair follicles (HF) and results
in non-scarring hair loss. AA results from the collapse of the HF's immune privilege due to a …

Background: Although vitamin D levels and underlying vitamin D receptor (VDR) genetic
polymorphisms have been linked to many common diseases including obesity, the …