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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2013; 19(35): 5917-5924
Published online Sep 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i35.5917
Published online Sep 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i35.5917
Association between vitamin D and hepatitis C virus infection: A meta-analysis
Livia Melo Villar, Elisabeth Lampe, Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 210360-040, Brazil
José Antonio Del Campo, Isidora Ranchal, Manuel Romero-Gomez, Unit for the Clinical Management of Digestive Diseases and CIBERehd, Hospital Universitario de Valme, 41014 Sevilla, Spain
Author contributions: Villar LM and Romero-Gomez M contributed to the study concept and design; Villar LM, Del Campo JA and Ranchal I performed data extraction, analysis and interpretation of the data; Lampe E and Romero-Gomez M drafted the review; all authors have read and approved the paper.
Supported by Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel in part
Correspondence to: Livia Melo Villar, PhD, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Helio and Peggy Pereira Pavillion, Ground Floor, Room B09, FIOCRUZ Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 210360-040, Brazil. lvillar@ioc.fiocruz.br
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Received: December 14, 2012
Revised: January 31, 2013
Accepted: February 9, 2013
Published online: September 21, 2013
Revised: January 31, 2013
Accepted: February 9, 2013
Published online: September 21, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: High vitamin D levels (above 30 ng/mL) or supplementation are associated with sustained virological response in hepatitis C virus infected individuals.