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Vitamin D status in primary hyperparathyroidism: effect of genetic background.
Endocrine - 1 Jan 2017
Battista Claudia, Guarnieri Vito, Carnevale Vincenzo, Baorda Filomena, Pileri Mauro, Garrubba Maria, Salcuni Antonio S, Chiodini Iacopo, Minisola Salvatore, Romagnoli Elisabetta, Eller-Vainicher Cristina, Santini Stefano A, Parisi Salvatore, Frusciante Vincenzo, Fontana Andrea, Copetti Massimiliano, Hendy Geoffrey N, Scillitani Alfredo, Cole David E C
Abstract excerpt
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is associated with hypovitaminosis D as assessed by serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D (TotalD) levels. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether this is also the case for the calculated bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D (BioD) or free 25-hydroxyvitamin D (FreeD), and whether the vitamin D status is influenced by genetic background. We compared vitamin D status of 88 PHPT...
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