Are Systematic Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency and Vitamin D Supplementation Currently Feasible for Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients?

Beyond its role in calcium and phosphorus metabolism for healthy bone mineralization, there is increasing awareness for vitamin D contribution in modulation of immune reactions. Given that ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease involving excess immune/inflammatory activity and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mickael Essouma, Jean Jacques N. Noubiap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7840150