Vitamin D Concentrations at Birth and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Early Adulthood: A Danish Population-Based Case-Cohort Study

Vitamin D Concentrations at Birth and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Early Adulthood: A Danish Population-Based Case-Cohort Study

Background: Low vitamin D in pregnancy may impair the development of the fetal immune system and influence the risk of later development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the offspring. The aim was to examine whether lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D) concentrations at birth were associated with the...

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Main Authors: Isabel Cardoso, Ina Olmer Specht, Fanney Thorsteinsdottir, Marta Jadwiga Thorbek, Amélie Keller, Maria Stougaard, Arieh S. Cohen, Mina Nicole Händel, Lars Erik Kristensen, Berit Lilienthal Heitmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis
vitamin D
dried blood spots
Denmark
early adulthood
cohort
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/447

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