Agnes Gozdzik

Summary

Affiliation: University of Toronto
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Association of vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) polymorphisms and serum 25(OH)D concentrations in a sample of young Canadian adults of different ancestry
    Agnes Gozdzik
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada
    J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 127:405-12. 2011
  2. ncbi Low wintertime vitamin D levels in a sample of healthy young adults of diverse ancestry living in the Toronto area: associations with vitamin D intake and skin pigmentation
    Agnes Gozdzik
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada
    BMC Public Health 8:336. 2008
  3. ncbi Technical note: quantitative measures of iris color using high resolution photographs
    Melissa Edwards
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Phys Anthropol 147:141-9. 2012
  4. ncbi Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations fluctuate seasonally in young adults of diverse ancestry living in Toronto
    Agnes Gozdzik
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    J Nutr 140:2213-20. 2010
  5. ncbi Worldwide allele frequency distribution of four polymorphisms associated with warfarin dose requirements
    Kendra A Ross
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Hum Genet 55:582-9. 2010
  6. ncbi Association of the OCA2 polymorphism His615Arg with melanin content in east Asian populations: further evidence of convergent evolution of skin pigmentation
    Melissa Edwards
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS Genet 6:e1000867. 2010

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Publications6

  1. ncbi Association of vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) polymorphisms and serum 25(OH)D concentrations in a sample of young Canadian adults of different ancestry
    Agnes Gozdzik
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada
    J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 127:405-12. 2011
    ..Vitamin D intake was also significantly predictive of serum 25(OHD) concentrations, and similarly to what was observed for the GC polymorphisms, the relative strength of the association was influenced by ancestry and season...
  2. ncbi Low wintertime vitamin D levels in a sample of healthy young adults of diverse ancestry living in the Toronto area: associations with vitamin D intake and skin pigmentation
    Agnes Gozdzik
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada
    BMC Public Health 8:336. 2008
    ..The main goal of this study was to examine the vitamin D status and vitamin D intake of young Canadian adults of diverse ancestry during the winter months...
  3. ncbi Technical note: quantitative measures of iris color using high resolution photographs
    Melissa Edwards
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Phys Anthropol 147:141-9. 2012
    ..High-resolution pictures of the iris will also make it possible to study the genetic variation involved in iris textural patterns, which show substantial heritability in human populations...
  4. ncbi Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations fluctuate seasonally in young adults of diverse ancestry living in Toronto
    Agnes Gozdzik
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    J Nutr 140:2213-20. 2010
    ..001), and with study year (r(2) = 0.02; P = 0.009). Our study confirms that serum 25(OH)D concentrations undergo strong seasonal variation at high latitudes and are influenced by vitamin D intake, skin pigmentation, and sun exposure...
  5. ncbi Worldwide allele frequency distribution of four polymorphisms associated with warfarin dose requirements
    Kendra A Ross
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Hum Genet 55:582-9. 2010
    ..Understanding the worldwide distribution of markers determining warfarin dosing is important for the future application of pharmacogenomic-based algorithms to different population groups...
  6. ncbi Association of the OCA2 polymorphism His615Arg with melanin content in east Asian populations: further evidence of convergent evolution of skin pigmentation
    Melissa Edwards
    Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS Genet 6:e1000867. 2010
    ..Our results are consistent with previous research indicating that evolution to lightly-pigmented skin occurred, at least in part, independently in Europe and East Asia...