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ea0007p12 | Bone | BES2004

Investigation of seasonal reference intervals for 25-Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D)

Donaldson A , Leung Y , Jackson D , Hill P , Chapman R

Vitamin D is essential to the control of calcium homeostasis and is mainly provided by exposure to sunlight. In the UK circulating Vitamin D is subject to seasonal variation with peak values occurring in early Autumn and trough values in late Spring. Requests for Vitamin D assays are increasing but few laboratories quote seasonal reference ranges and many commercial suppliers quote reference ranges for populations living in warmer, sunnier climates. This study established seas...