Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The role of vitamin D in GD is poorly understood. The aim was to compare vitamin D levels in newly diagnosed patients with GD with the general population and to correlate vitamin D levels at diagnosis with laboratory and clinical parameters in GD. Moreover, we examined genetic variation in genes involved in the vitamin D metabolism and their association with GD.Material and methods: Levels of vitamin D were compared in 292 patients with new...