Gökçe GÖKSU GÜRSU

Dr. Gökçe GÖKSU GÜRSU

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 October 2021 in Metabolites
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LBLutfiye Karcıoğlu Batur
Lutfiye Karcıoğlu Batur
AOAhmet Ozaydin
Ahmet Ozaydin
MMMurat Mavis
Murat Mavis
GGGökçe GÖKSU GÜRSU
Gökçe GÖKSU GÜRSU
LHLaurence S. Harbige
Laurence S. Harbige
NHNezih Hekim
Nezih Hekim
The rs7041 and rs4588 polymorphisms found in the GC gene, encoding vitamin D-binding protein (DBP), have distinct biochemical phenotypes. The aim of this study was to investigate vitamin D parameters with these polymorphisms, in individuals with possible vitamin D deficiency. The most common (49% of the cohort) genotype in rs7041 was GT, especially among individuals with high levels of free 25(OH)D calculated but with low levels of bioavailable 25(OH)D, and in rs4588 it was AC in particular among the individuals with low levels of bioavailable 25(OH)D. The most common phenotypes were Gc1s/2 (35.3%) and Gc1s/1s (31.4%), and Gc1f/1f was rare (5.9%). The variations in free and bioavailable 25(OH)D levels among healthy Turkish individuals may be attributed to the variations in total 25(OH)D as well as GC gene polymorphisms. The Turkish population shares a similarity for allele frequencies of rs7041 with the European population and similarity for allele frequencies of rs4588 with Gujarati Indians, and this may also be important in relation to certain ethnic populations showing associations between vitamin D and COVID-19.