Vitamin D deficiency and pulmonary affection in rheumatoid arthritis
Background Vitamin D appears to play a key role both in the innate and in the adaptive immune system, and the presence of its receptors in different cell types seems to play a role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Vitamin D deficiency is common and seems to be correlated with the co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2019;volume=68;issue=4;spage=614;epage=623;aulast=Sherin |