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Vitamin D deficiency in hepatitis C virus infection: what is old? what is new?
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jul 2018
Jin Chao-Nan, Chen Jing-Dan, Sheng Ji-Fang
Abstract excerpt
In the past few years, a growing body of clinical evidence has highlighted the risk of vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic hepatitis C and that vitamin D levels are associated with the course of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, adverse effects, and treatment response to peginterferon/ribavirin. Recently, studies have found that vitamin D status is related to drug resistance and increased risk of...
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