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ey0016.13-16 | Micronutrients | ESPEYB16

13.16. Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low- and middle-income countries

DE Roth , SA Abrams , J Aloia , G Bergeron , MW Bourassa , KH Brown , MS Calvo , KD Cashman , G Combs , LM De-Regil , ME Jefferds , KS Jones , H Kapner , AR Martineau , LM Neufeld , RL Schleicher , TD Thacher , SJ Whiting

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 Oct;1430(1):44–79. DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13968• This technical report reviews the global prevalence and public health disease burden of vitamin D deficiency.• Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, the working group of content experts from North America and Europe provide a roadmap outlining population-based strategies to impr...

ey0019.14-7 | Steroidogenesis and beyond | ESPEYB19

14.7. Placental uptake and metabolism of 25(OH)vitamin D determine its activity within the fetoplacental unit

B Ashley , C Simner , A Manousopoulou , C Jenkinson , F Hey , JM Frost , FI Rezwan , CH White , EM Lofthouse , E Hyde , LDF Cooke , S Barton , P Mahon , EM Curtis , RJ Moon , SR Crozier , HM Inskip , KM Godfrey , JW Holloway , C Cooper , KS Jones , RM Lewis , M Hewison , SDD Garbis , MR Branco , NC Harvey , JK Cleal

eLife 2022;11:e71094 doi: 10.7554/eLife.71094Brief summary: Using placental perfusion, placental fragment culture and primary term human cytotrophoblast culture experiments, the authors signify the relationship between maternal vitamin D, placental vitamin D metabolism and fetal vitamin D exposure.In this study, the uptake of radio-labelled vitamin D (13C-25(OH)D...