Low vitamin D levels are associated with high viral loads in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Previous studies have investigated the vitamin D status in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its relationship with HBV replication, the results however were inconsistent. The present meta-analysis was carried out to compare the vitamin D levels between p...

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Main Authors: Ye-Chao Hu, Wei-Wei Wang, Wei-Yun Jiang, Chun-Qing Li, Jian-Chun Guo, Yun-Hao Xun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-019-1004-2