Low vitamin D serum level is related to severe fibrosis and low responsiveness to IFN-based therapy in genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C
Salvatore Petta et al.
Hepatology, Volume 9999 Issue 999A, Page NA. Published Online: 4 Dec 2009
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23489
Conclusions:
G1 CHC patients had low 25(OH)D serum levels, possibly due to reduced CYP27A1 expression. Low vitamin D is linked to severe fibrosis and low SVR on IFN-based therapy. (Hepatology 2010.)
Long term nutritional intake and the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a population based study.
Zelber-Sagi S, Nitzan-Kaluski D, Goldsmith R, Webb M, Blendis L, Halpern Z, Oren R.
J Hepatol. 2007 Nov;47(5):711-7. Epub 2007 Aug 14.
PMID: 17850914
doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2007.06.020