Vitamin D metabolites are lower with active Crohn’s disease and spontaneously recover with development of remission

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with active Crohn’s disease (CD). However, it remains unclear if lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration is the cause, or consequence, of intestinal inflammation. Existing literature has focused on circulating 25(OH)D rather than the active me...

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Main Authors: Craig Haifer, Ian C. Lawrance, Jacqueline R. Center, Michael W. Clarke, Prue H. Hart, John A. Eisman, Robyn Lucas, Simon Ghaly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-07-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756284819865144