Vitamin D Deficiency may be a Risk Factor for Ophthalmopathy in Patients with Graves’ Hyperthyroidism But Not Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Hooshang Lahooti, Bryan Wise, H. Tjiang, Bernard Champion & Jack Wall · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2013
Aims: Apart from its key role in bone metabolism vitamin D plays a role in immune function, cancer prevention and autoimmunity induction. Vitamin D insufficiency (25-50 nmol/L) and deficiency (serum level < 25 nmol/L) are very common in the West Sydney and Blue Mountains areas...
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10.9734/OR/2014/4795