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Combined effect of 25-OH vitamin D plasma levels and genetic vitamin D receptor (NR 1I1) variants on fibrosis progression rate in HCV patients.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Apr 2012
Baur Katharina, Mertens Joachim C, Schmitt Johannes, Iwata Rika, Stieger Bruno, Eloranta Jyrki J, Frei Pascal, Stickel Felix, Dill Michael T, Seifert Burkhardt, Ferrari Heike A Bischoff, von Eckardstein Arnold, Bochud Pierre-Yves, Müllhaupt Beat, Geier Andreas
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BACKGROUND: Decreased vitamin D levels have been described in various forms of chronic liver disease and associated with advanced fibrosis. Whether this association is a cause or consequence of advanced fibrosis remains unclear to date. AIMS: To analyse combined effects of 25-OH vitamin D plasma levels and vitamin D receptor gene (VDR; NR1I1) polymorphisms on fibrosis progression rate in HCV patients. METHODS:...
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