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Vitamin D Metabolism

How your genes affect vitamin D synthesis, transport, activation, and degradation

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Genetic Variants (16)

rs10766197

(CYP2R1)

Reduces CYP2R1 promoter activity and hepatic 25-hydroxylase expression, lowering circulating 25(OH)D independently of rs10741657

rs1155563

(GC)

Intronic tag SNP in the vitamin D binding protein gene, influencing circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and supplementation response

rs12785878

(DHCR7 Near gene T>G)

Influences vitamin D synthesis by regulating how much 7-dehydrocholesterol is available for conversion to vitamin D3 in the skin

rs16930609

(CYP2R1)

Upstream regulatory variant in CYP2R1 that tags a haplotype associated with reduced hepatic vitamin D 25-hydroxylation efficiency and lower circulating 25(OH)D levels

rs1993116

(CYP2R1 CYP2R1 rs1993116)

Intronic regulatory variant in CYP2R1 that reduces hepatic vitamin D 25-hydroxylase expression, lowering the rate of vitamin D activation and increasing susceptibility to vitamin D insufficiency

rs2060793

(CYP2R1)

Upstream regulatory variant in CYP2R1 that reduces hepatic 25-hydroxylase expression, lowering the conversion of vitamin D3 to 25(OH)D and predisposing carriers to vitamin D insufficiency

rs2228570

(VDR FokI C>T)

Vitamin D receptor start codon variant — determines receptor protein length and transcriptional activity

rs225011

(DIO2)

Intronic DIO2 variant nominally associated with Graves' disease susceptibility and early-onset type 2 diabetes; may influence DIO2 expression in a gene carrying the key T4-to-T3 conversion enzyme

rs225015

(DIO2 DIO2 rs225015)

3' UTR regulatory variant in DIO2 that may alter local thyroid hormone availability, influencing how the body responds to levothyroxine therapy and how well inactive T4 is converted to active T3 in tissues

rs2282679

(GC)

Intronic GWAS tag variant in the vitamin D binding protein gene, the strongest common genetic determinant of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels

rs3829251

(NADSYN1)

Intronic NADSYN1 variant at the DHCR7/NADSYN1 vitamin D locus; A allele was the top GWAS hit for lower circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Ahn et al. 2010 (P = 3.4×10⁻⁹)

rs4588

(GC Thr436Lys)

Alters vitamin D binding protein affinity, affecting total and bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels

rs4752

(GC GC rs4752)

Synonymous variant in vitamin D binding protein that tags distinct GC haplotypes, contributing to VDBP isoform diversity and influencing immune function, uveitis risk, and vitamin D bioavailability

rs7041

(GC Asp432Glu)

Vitamin D binding protein variant that determines VDBP isoform, affecting vitamin D transport, bioavailability, and supplementation response

rs7940244

(NADSYN1 Near DHCR7)

Intronic NADSYN1 variant in the DHCR7/NADSYN1 vitamin D locus; T allele tags the lower-vitamin-D haplotype, reducing 7-dehydrocholesterol availability for skin vitamin D3 synthesis

rs7944926

(DHCR7)

Near-gene intronic variant in the DHCR7/NADSYN1 locus on chromosome 11 that tags lower circulating vitamin D3 synthesis capacity; a near-perfect proxy for the canonical vitamin D synthesis SNP rs12785878