| Study Name |
Asian Indian Diabetic Heart Study/SIKH Diabetes Study |
| Study Acronym |
AIDHS/SDS |
| Funding Agency |
NIDDK NIH HHS,NIDDK NIH HHS |
| Primary Research Focus |
Vitamin D deficiency is implicated in multiple disease conditions and accumulating evidence supports that the variation in serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels, including deficiency, is under strong genetic control. However, the underlying genetic mechanism associated with vitamin 25(OH)D concentrations is poorly understood. We earlier reported a very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes and obesity in a Punjabi Sikh diabetic cohort as part of the Asian Indian diabetic heart study (AIDHS). Here we have performed the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) of serum 25(OH)D on 3538 individuals from this Punjabi Sikh population. |
| Study Design Name |
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| Number Participants |
>1000 |
| Study Website |
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| Protocol Ids |
50701, 131001, 131101, 150302 |
| Grant Number |
R01 DK082766,R01DK082766 |
| Citation Link |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26704534 |