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The implication of vitamin D and autoimmunity: a comprehensive review.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Oct 2013
Yang Chen-Yen, Leung Patrick S C, Adamopoulos Iannis E, Gershwin M Eric
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Historically, vitamin D has been associated with the regulation of bone metabolism. However, increasing evidence demonstrates a strong association between vitamin D signaling and many biological processes that regulate immune responses. The discovery of the vitamin D receptor in multiple immune cell lineages, such as monocytes, dendritic cells, and activated T cells credits vitamin D with a novel role in...
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