Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Varies Widely by Season in Canadian Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder caused by a variant (rs334) in the β-globin gene encoding hemoglobin. Individuals with SCD are thought to be at risk of vitamin D deficiency. Our aim was to assess serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentrations, estimate deficiency prevalence, and...

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Autores principales: Samson, Kaitlyn L. I., McCartney, Heather, Vercauteren, Suzanne M., Wu, John K., Karakochuk, Crystal D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5852430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29385701
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm7020014

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5852430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29385701
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm7020014

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