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High-dose vitamin D3 reduces deficiency caused by low UVB exposure and limits HIV-1 replication in urban Southern Africans.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Jun 2015

Coussens Anna K, Naude Celeste E, Goliath Rene, Chaplin George, Wilkinson Robert J, Jablonski Nina G

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Cape Town, South Africa, has a seasonal pattern of UVB radiation and a predominantly dark-skinned urban population who suffer high HIV-1 prevalence. This coexistent environmental and phenotypic scenario puts residents at risk for vitamin D deficiency, which may potentiate HIV-1 disease progressio...

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PMID: 26080414
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1500909112
PMCID: PMC4491791

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