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Effect of Vitamin D Serum Levels and GC Gene Polymorphisms in Liver Fibrosis Due to Chronic Hepatitis C.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Azevedo Laura A, Matte Ursula, Silveira Themis R, Bonfanti Jacqueline W, Bruch Juliana P, Álvares-da-Silva Mário R
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INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Vitamin D has been associated with chronic liver diseases and low vitamin levels may contribute to progression of chronic hepatitis C. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of vitamin D serum levels and GC gene polymorphisms in the severity of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study that enrolled 132 adult...
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