There is evidence that vitamin D status is associated with type 2 diabetes. Many
observational studies have been performed investigating the relationship of vitamin D status …

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 …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), defined as any glucose intolerance with the onset or
first recognition during pregnancy, is characterized by rising incidence, fostered by the …

Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in the pathophysiology of cardiometabolic
disorders including obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases and polycystic …

Background The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is expressed abundantly in different tissues;
including adipocytes and pancreatic beta cells. The rs1544410 or BsmI single nucleotide …

Vitamin D, besides its classical role in bone metabolism, plays a distinct role in multiple
pathways of the feto-maternal unit. Calcitriol is the major active ligand of the nuclear vitamin …

The study was conducted to comprehensively assess the association of the concentration of
vitamin D in the blood and insulin resistance in non-diabetic subjects. The objective was to …

Background Evidence from various studies suggest that vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene
polymorphisms are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D); However, these results have …

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 …

There are conflicting results regarding the exact effect of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene
polymorphisms on the susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS). Therefore, we aimed to …