2023
Genetic variants in the vitamin D pathway and their association with vitamin D metabolite levels: Detailed studies of an inner-city pediatric population suggest a modest but significant effect in early childhood
Fu L, Wong B, Li Z, Horst R, Williams R, Lee B, Miller J, Carpenter T, Cole D. Genetic variants in the vitamin D pathway and their association with vitamin D metabolite levels: Detailed studies of an inner-city pediatric population suggest a modest but significant effect in early childhood. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2023, 233: 106369. PMID: 37490983, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2023.106369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin D pathwayD binding proteinPediatric populationInner-city pediatric populationVitamin D metabolite levelsVitamin D insufficiencyRisk pediatric populationsVitamin D metabolismVitamin D binding proteinVitamin D metabolitesD pathwayMonths of ageSanger sequencing confirmationD insufficiencyHealthy infantsD metabolismD levelsD metabolitesMultivariate regression modelLarge cohortMetabolite levelsRelevant associationsPotential roleEarly childhoodInter-individual differences
2012
Hypercalcemia in Children Receiving Pharmacologic Doses of Vitamin D
Vanstone MB, Oberfield SE, Shader L, Ardeshirpour L, Carpenter TO. Hypercalcemia in Children Receiving Pharmacologic Doses of Vitamin D. Pediatrics 2012, 129: e1060-e1063. PMID: 22412034, PMCID: PMC8194455, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin DSerum calciumPeak serum calciumResolution of hypercalcemiaWide dosing rangeElevated serum calciumVitamin D deficiencyAge-specific guidelinesAge 2 weeksAdministration of dosagesDaily dietary intakeD deficiencyDeficient ricketsPharmacologic dosesTreatment regimensD levelsHypervitaminosis DDietary intakeDosage recommendationsDose selectionDosing rangeGeneral populationPharmacologic dosingHypercalcemiaSmall childrenEffects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants
Abrams SA, Hawthorne KM, Rogers SP, Hicks PD, Carpenter TO. Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants. BMC Pediatrics 2012, 12: 6. PMID: 22248486, PMCID: PMC3271033, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-12-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral contentBone mineral densityVitamin D supplementationD supplementationVitamin DHispanic infantsDaily vitamin D intakeCaucasian infantsIU/dayVitamin D intakeVitamin D3 supplementationVitamin D statusMonths of lifeNon-Hispanic CaucasiansD intakeD statusD3 supplementationSupplementation interventionsBone healthCord serumMineral densityInfantsFirst monthFirst weekBone mineralization
2011
Demographic, dietary, and biochemical determinants of vitamin D status in inner-city children
Carpenter TO, Herreros F, Zhang JH, Ellis BK, Simpson C, Torrealba-Fox E, Kim GJ, Savoye M, Held NA, Cole D. Demographic, dietary, and biochemical determinants of vitamin D status in inner-city children. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2011, 95: 137-146. PMID: 22170368, PMCID: PMC3238457, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.018721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid hormonePmol/LMinority infantsFormula useMeasurement of PTHSkin typeOlder childrenVitamin D insufficientVitamin D intakeVitamin D statusVitamin D fortificationAlkaline phosphatase activityDietary intake dataInner-city childrenClinical ricketsD intakeD statusSerum calciumDihydroxyvitamin DVitamin DD fortificationBlood samplesIntake dataReference rangeTotal alkaline phosphatase activity