Associations between maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and allergic outcomes in the offspring in the first 5 years of life

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2019 Feb;30(1):117-122. doi: 10.1111/pai.12995. Epub 2018 Nov 20.

Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo¹, Elizabeth Huiwen Tham², Kee Wei Phang², Anne Goh³, Oon Hoe Teoh⁴, Yap Seng Chong^{1

5}, Peter D Gluckman^{6

7}, Keith M Godfrey^{8

9}, Hugo Van Bever^{2

10}, Bee Wah Lee², Mary Foong-Fong Chong^{1

11}, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek^{1

2

10}

¹ Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore City, Singapore.
² Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore.
³ Allergy Service, Department of Paediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore.
⁴ Respiratory Medicine Service, Department of Paediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore.
⁶ Growth, Development and Metabolism Programme, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore City, Singapore.
⁷ Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁸ NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
⁹ Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Southampton, UK.
¹⁰ Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore.
¹¹ Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore.

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Keywords: allergic outcomes; eczema; family history of allergy; maternal vitamin D.

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