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Vitamin D serum levels and receptor genetic polymorphisms are associated with hepatitis B virus and HIV infections and IFN-λ levels.
Biomarkers in medicine - 1 Sept 2017
Gao Wenfeng, Wang Rui, Wang Xiaojun, Wu Hao, Wang Yang, Lu Xiaofan, Li Li, Zheng Jiasheng, Li Wei
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Vitamin D is involved in antiviral/antitumor activities. Its associations to hepatitis B virus (HBV), HIV and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are unclear. MATERIALS & METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on 232 chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients and 72 HIV-infected patients. The correlation between serum 25(OH)D3 and 25 vitamin D receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms to disease progression and...
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