ea0029p245 | Calcium & Vitamin D metabolism | ICEECE2012
Martell M.
, Gao P.
, Rincon-Bejarano L.
, Chiu E.
, Babbar R.
, Mi L.
Background: Recent studies have suggested extensive associations between plasma levels of vitamin D and hepatobiliary diseases including viral hepatitis B or C. In hepatitis C, vitamin D deficiency may lead to a poor prognosis and a poor response to antiviral treatment. CHB has different pathophysiology. There has been no study on the association of vitamin D level and the ALT level in CHB patients, and it is not known whether vitamin D levels are associated with host response...