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Vitamin D Status in Patients at the Department of Internal, Autoimmune, and Metabolic Diseases—A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Biomedicines
Background: Vitamin D plays a crucial role in numerous physiological systems, including the muscular, immune, and endocrine systems, as well as calcium and bone homeostasis.
Zuzanna Pawlus, Patryk Mosiołek, Karolina Bierć, Aleksandra Pilśniak, Agata Janoska-Gawrońska, Michał Holecki   +5 more
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Association between vitamin d deficiencies in sarcoidosis with disease activity, course of disease and stages of lung involvements [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Despite negative association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D and incidence of many chronic respiratory diseases, this feature was not well studied in sarcoidosis. Current study investigated the association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency
Abedini, A, Adcock, IM, Kazempour-Dizaji, M, Kiani, A, Mirenayat, MS, Mortaz, E, Taghavi, K   +6 more
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The McCance Brain Care Score and Mortality: Evidence From a Large‐Scale Population‐Based Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to examine the relationship between the McCance Brain Care Score (BCS) and mortality in the general population. Methods We conducted a prospective, population‐based cohort study using data from the UK Biobank. Participants with complete data enabling calculation of BCS and full mortality information were included ...
Zhiqiang Xu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Nan Li
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Vitamin D in Rare Diseases—A Clinical Review

Biomedicines
Background/Objectives: Patients suffering from rare diseases are particularly vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency. The role of vitamin D status in rare disease management remains insufficiently investigated and employed in routine clinical practice ...
Czesław Ducki, Marta Wojtkiewicz, Marcin Bartoszewicz, Piotr Fiedor   +3 more
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Plasma Vitamin B-12 Levels and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Case-Control Study

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a frequent condition in the elderly population. High homocysteine levels, which can contribute to arterial damage and blood clots in blood vessels, usually indicate a deficiency in vitamin B-12.
Lochana Shrestha MD, Bikal Shrestha MD, Keyoor Gautam MD, Sagar Khadka MBBS, Namrata Mahara Rawal MD   +4 more
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How do you evaluate macrocytosis without anemia? [PDF]

, 2008
Start with a detailed history, paying particular attention to medications and alcohol use (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, prospective cohort studies). Blood testing can include a peripheral smear, evaluation for vitamin deficiencies (especially B12
Hitchcock, Kristin, Holt, S. Naomi, Oh, Robert C.   +2 more
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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lipid Profile Alterations in Pediatric Patients with Vitamin D Deficiency

Children
Background/Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency in children has been linked to various metabolic disturbances, including dyslipidemia, which contributes to cardiovascular risk.
Jasmina Katanić, Dejan Dobrijević
doaj   +1 more source

Interactions and potential implications of Plasmodium falciparum-hookworm coinfection in different age groups in south-central Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Given the widespread distribution of Plasmodium and helminth infections, and similarities of ecological requirements for disease transmission, coinfection is a common phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere in the tropics. Interactions
A Spiegel, AA Righetti, AH Shankar, Ahou-Yah G. Koua, Aurélie A. Righetti, C Menendez, CJL Murray, D Filmer, DA Ross, DI Thurnham, DL Doolan, Dominik Glinz, EK N'Goran, EK N'Goran, Eliézer K. N'Goran, FC Hartgers, FK Grant, FP Mockenhaupt, Francis Mutuku, G Jones, G Weiss, GC Melo, HR Choudhury, J Langhorne, J Murray, JD Cook, JG Erhardt, JK Kung'u, JL Gorstein, Jürg Utzinger, KE Lyke, KP West Jr, L Brutus, L Serghides, Lukas G. Adiossan, M Nacher, M Zuk, MD Taylor, N Katz, NJ Yatich, NR de Silva, P Galan, PJ Hotez, Richard F. Hurrell, Rita Wegmüller, RJ Stoltzfus, RL Pullan, RM Maizels, RW Snow, S Brooker, S Brooker, SL Becker, Sébastien Niamké, Y Dror   +53 more
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CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang, Yujie Liu, Fei Li, Xuelin Li, Lanlan Li, Jie Zhang, Yali Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source