Serum Vitamin D Levels in Treatment-naïve Chronic Hepatitis B Patients.

Journal: Journal of translational internal medicine
Published Date: Dec 29, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: According to the demographic health survey conducted in 2015, Egypt had 10% documented prevalence of anti-HBc positive patients aged 1-59 and 1% viremic patients amongst the population in the same age group, with a domination of genotype D. Several studies claimed the possible role of vitamin D deficiency in hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication and disease progression.

Authors

  • Ebada Said
    Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Banha, Egypt.
  • Waleed El Agawy
    Tropical Medicine Department, National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI), Cairo, Egypt.
  • Rehab Ahmed
    Tropical Medicine Department, National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI), Cairo, Egypt.
  • Mohamed Hassany
    Tropical Medicine Department, National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI), Cairo, Egypt.
  • Amal Ahmed
    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI), Cairo, Egypt.
  • Hanan Fouad
    Department of Internal Medicine, El Kanater General Hospital, Al Qalyubia, Egypt.
  • Hosam Baiumy
    Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Banha, Egypt.

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