Open AccessThe Relationship between Serum Level of Vitamin D3 and the Severity of New Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity
Author(s) -
Elham Rajaee,
Ali Ghorbani,
Karim Mowla,
Mehrnoosh Zakerkish,
Maryam Mohebi,
Mehrdad Dargahi-Malamir
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24014.9486
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , vitamin d and neurology , analysis of variance , disease , gastroenterology , vitamin
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease which typically involves wrists, ankles, and finally every joint. Some of studies have reported a reverse relationship between the level of vitamin D and RA severity.