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Vitamin D and the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Current gastroenterology reports - 1 Oct 2016
Limketkai Berkeley N, Bechtold Matthew L, Nguyen Douglas L
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D has traditionally been known for its role in bone metabolism, but emerging evidence has suggested a broader role for vitamin D in immune regulation. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with the pathogenesis of diverse autoimmune disorders and has similarly been implicated as a contributor to inflammatory bowel disease. In this review, we discuss animal, in vitro, genetic, and epidemiologic studies...
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