Skin pigmentation, sun exposure and vitamin D levels in children of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

[1] Jablonski NG(2010)In Light of Evolution IV: The Human Conditions Sackler Colloquium: Human skin pigmentation as an adaptation to UV radiation Proc Natl Acad Sci U S 107 Suppl 8962-8968

[2] Chaplin G(2004)The evolution of human skin and skin color Annu Rev Anthropol 33 585-623

[3] Jablonski NG(2002)Skin responses to ultraviolet radiation: effects of constitutive pigmentation, sex, and ancestry Pigment Cell Res 15 385-90

[4] Wagner JK(2002)Skin colour and skin cancer - MC1R, the genetic link Melanoma Res 12 405-16

[5] Parra EJ(2007)Ultraviolet-B radiation increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: the effect of UVB dose and skin color J Am Acad Dermatol 57 588-93

[6] Norton LH(2008)Association between quantitative measures of skin color and plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D Osteoporos Int 19 1639-42

[7] Jovel C(2010)Vitamin D intake needed to maintain target serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in participants with low sun exposure and dark skin pigmentation is substantially higher than current recommendations J Nutr 140 542-50

[8] Shriver MD(2011)Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels in adult New Zealanders with ethnicity, skin color and self-reported skin sensitivity to sun exposure Photochem Photobiol 87 1173-8

[9] Sturm RA(2013)Skin color is relevant to vitamin D synthesis Dermatology 227 250-4

[10] Armas LAG(2009)Does chronic sunscreen use reduce vitamin D production to insufficient levels? Br J Dermatol 161 732-6

[1] Jablonski NG(2010)In Light of Evolution IV: The Human Conditions Sackler Colloquium: Human skin pigmentation as an adaptation to UV radiation Proc Natl Acad Sci U S 107 Suppl 8962-8968

[2] Chaplin G(2004)The evolution of human skin and skin color Annu Rev Anthropol 33 585-623

[3] Jablonski NG(2002)Skin responses to ultraviolet radiation: effects of constitutive pigmentation, sex, and ancestry Pigment Cell Res 15 385-90

[4] Wagner JK(2002)Skin colour and skin cancer - MC1R, the genetic link Melanoma Res 12 405-16

[5] Parra EJ(2007)Ultraviolet-B radiation increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: the effect of UVB dose and skin color J Am Acad Dermatol 57 588-93

[6] Norton LH(2008)Association between quantitative measures of skin color and plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D Osteoporos Int 19 1639-42

[7] Jovel C(2010)Vitamin D intake needed to maintain target serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in participants with low sun exposure and dark skin pigmentation is substantially higher than current recommendations J Nutr 140 542-50

[8] Shriver MD(2011)Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels in adult New Zealanders with ethnicity, skin color and self-reported skin sensitivity to sun exposure Photochem Photobiol 87 1173-8

[9] Sturm RA(2013)Skin color is relevant to vitamin D synthesis Dermatology 227 250-4

[10] Armas LAG(2009)Does chronic sunscreen use reduce vitamin D production to insufficient levels? Br J Dermatol 161 732-6