Background: Vitamin D, certain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the vitamin D-receptor (VDR) gene and vitamin D metabolism genes have been associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Objective: We wanted to examine if the most widely studied SNPs in genes important for production, transport, and action of vitamin D were associated with T1D or to circulating levels of vitamin D 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in a juvenile Danish population.
Methods: We genotyped eight SNPs in five vitamin D metabolism genes in 1467 trios. 25(OH)D status were analyzed in 1803 children (907 patients and 896 siblings).
Results: We did not demonstrate association with T1D for SNPs in the following genes: CYP27B1, VDR, GC, CYP2R1, DHCR7, and CYP24A1. Though, variants in the GC gene were significantly associated with 25(OH)D levels in the joint model.
Conclusion: Some of the most examined SNPs in vitamin D metabolism genes were not confirmed to be associated with T1D, though 25(OH) levels were associated with variants in the GC gene.
Keywords: cholecalciferol; diabetes mellitus, type 1; polymorphism, single nucleotide; receptors; vitamin D.
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