Vitamin D-Gene Interaction Tied to Food Sensitization

(HealthDay News) — Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) increases the risk of food sensitization (FS) in children carrying specific genotypes, according to a study published in the November issue of Allergy .

Xin Liu, M.D., Ph.D., from Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues prospectively investigated the association of cord blood VDD (serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D],