Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and biochemical markers of bone metabolism in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Our objective was to evaluate the concentrations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], serum calcium, serum phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, and parathormone (PTH) in patients with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to associate them with disease duration and act...

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Main Authors: R.V. Munekata, M.T.R.A. Terreri, O.A.B. Peracchi, C. Len, M. Lazaretti-Castro, R.O.S. Sarni, M.O.E. Hilario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000100098&lng=en&tlng=en