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Low vitamin D serum level is related to severe fibrosis and low responsiveness to interferon-based therapy in genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 2010
Petta Salvatore, Cammà Calogero, Scazzone Concetta, Tripodo Claudio, Di Marco Vito, Bono Antonino, Cabibi Daniela, Licata Giusalba, Porcasi Rossana, Marchesini Giulio, Craxí Antonio
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) can potentially interfere with inflammatory response and fibrogenesis. Its role in disease progression in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and its relation with histological and sustained virological response (SVR) to therapy are unknown. One hundred ninety-seven patients with biopsy-proven genotype 1 (G1) CHC and 49 healthy subjects matched by age and sex were consecutively...
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