Is there an association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d concentrations and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis?


BAYKAL t., ŞENEL k., Alp F., ERDAL A., UĞUR M.

BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY, cilt.113, sa.10, ss.610-611, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

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Background: Recently, it has been recognized that vitamin D not only is important for calcium metabolism and maintenance of bone healthy, but also plays an important role in reducing risk of many chronic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, several cancers, heart and infectious diseases. In RA, the role of vitamin D is undefined.