Vitamin D levels of children with chronic liver disease

GÜRBÜZ F., AĞIN M., MENGEN E., ELCI H., ÜNAL İ., TÜMGÖR G., ...Daha Fazla

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.43, sa.2, ss.450-456, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17826/cumj.365057
  • Dergi Adı: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.450-456
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Vitamin D is a hormone that plays an important role in the regulation of calcium homeostasis and bone health. Vitamin D also has many functions other than skeletal health. The liver is one of the main organs involved in vitamin D metabolism. Recent studies have demonstrated a very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and/or insufficiency in patients with chronic liver disease. However, studies in this subject are scarce in children.