title: Vitamin D-binding protein in the perinatal period.
abstract: The molecular polymorphism and quantitative levels of serum vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) were ascertained in a group of preterm, full-term and hypocalcaemic full-term newborn infants. The serum concentration of DBP is not influenced by phenotype and increases with fetal age from the 32nd-33rd week of gestation until the 35th week of gestation. Neither different DBP allele distribution nor abnormal quantitative levels found among 29 hypocalcaemic full-term newborn infants.
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000097:blood; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein