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ea0063p36 | Adrenal and Neuroendocrine Tumours 1 | ECE2019

Vitamin D deficiency is a predictor marker of tumor aggressiveness in sporadic and MEN1-related well-differentiated, low-grade GEP-NET

Altieri Barbara , Barrea Luigi , Modica Roberta , Circelli Luisa , Bottiglieri Filomena , Cicco Federica De , Savarese Giovanni , Somma Carolina Di , Colao Annamaria , Savastano Silvia , Faggiano Antongiulio

Background: Vitamin D has several noncalcemic implications, including effects on cell signaling and differentiation. Patients with gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine tumors (NET) have an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency, due to the tumor itself, systemic therapies and abdominal surgery. However, data regarding vitamin D status are limited. Aim of this study was to evaluate 25-hydroxy-vitamin-D (25(OH)D) levels in GEP-NET patients and correlated them ...

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Vitamin D deficiency is a predictor marker of tumor aggressiveness in sporadic and MEN1-related well-differentiated, low-grade GEP-NET

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