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[Vitamin D and polymorphisms of VDR and GC genes in the severity and mortality from COVID-19. A systematic review].
Nutricion hospitalaria - 20 Dec 2022
Camporesi Giulia, Hernández Payró Regina, Levy Esses Tania, Peláez Samperio María José, Macho González Adrián, Sánchez-Muniz Francisco J
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Introduction: Previous studies have pointed to a possible relationship between vitamin D deficiency and the severity of the disease promoted by SARS-CoV-2, reducing respiratory and cardiovascular complications caused by a hyperreaction of the immune system known as "cytokine storm". This vitamin exerts multiple functions that depend on the presence and levels of different proteins, such as the vitamin D receptor...
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