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Relationships between low serum vitamin D levels and HBV "a" determinant mutations in chronic hepatitis B patients.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 30 Sept 2016
Zhu Huijuan, Liu Xingxiang, Ding Yi, Zhou Hui, Wang Yiying, Zhou Zhiwei, Li Xinxin, Zhang Zengli, Dong Chen
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INTRODUCTION: Vitamin D is significantly associated with virus replication in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the relationship between low serum vitamin D levels and HBV "a" determinant mutations remains unknown. METHODOLOGY: A total of 133 chronically HBV-infected, treatment-naive patients were randomly selected in the present study. Serum vitamin D levels were measured by using liquid...
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