Vitamin D deficiency and its association with vitamin D receptor gene variants among Malaysian women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: protocol for a nutrigenomics study

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Yakubu, Basri, Nurul Iftida, Nordin, Norshariza, Mohd Jamil, Amilia Afzan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JMIR Publications 2024
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112865/1/112865.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112865/; https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e53722
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP). The risk of developing HDP was reported to be further augmented among individuals with a vitamin D receptor (VDR) genetic variant. However, the reported roles of VDR variants in hypertensive disorder...