Serum Vitamin D Levels in Treatment-naïve Chronic Hepatitis B Patients.
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Abstract |
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According to the demographic health survey conducted in 2015, Egypt had 10% documented prevalence of anti-HBc positive patients aged 1-59 and 1% viremic patients amongst the population in the same age group, with a domination of genotype D. Several studies claimed the possible role of vitamin D deficiency in hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication and disease progression. |
Year of Publication |
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2017
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Journal |
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Journal of translational internal medicine
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Volume |
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5
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Issue |
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4
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Number of Pages |
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230-234
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ISSN Number |
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2450-131X
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DOI |
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10.1515/jtim-2017-0038
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Short Title |
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J Transl Int Med
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