Relationships between low serum vitamin D levels and HBV “a” determinant mutations in chronic hepatitis B patients
Author(s) -
Huijuan Zhu,
Xingxiang Liu,
Yi Ding,
Hui Zhou,
Yiying Wang,
Zhiwei Zhou,
Xinxin Li,
Zengli Zhang,
Chen Dong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.7459
Subject(s) - hepatitis b virus , genotype , vitamin , vitamin d and neurology , hepatitis b , medicine , chronic hepatitis , vitamin d deficiency , virology , gastroenterology , biology , virus , gene , biochemistry
Vitamin D is significantly associated with virus replication in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the relationship between low serum vitamin D levels and HBV "a" determinant mutations remains unknown.
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