Vitamin D and endocrine disorders: routine laboratory diagnostic implications

: The role of vitamin D in calcium-phosphorus metabolism regulation is the most highlighted, nonetheless there is enormous literature on the extra-skeletal effects of vitamin D, and lately new insight into the role of vitamin D in endocrine disease mechanisms has seen light of day. The present narrative review gives an overview of the proposed roles of vitamin D in the etiology of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Grave's disease, Addison's disease and primary hyperthyroidism. The implications as pertaining to the routine laboratory practice are readily applicable to this patient group as well, and do not pose any additional challenge

Exploring the Role of Vitamin D. Comments on Fleury et al. Sun Exposure and Its Effects on Human Health: mechanisms through Which Sun Exposure Could Reduce the Risk of Developing Obesity and Cardiometabolic Dysfunction

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Csontanyagcsere diabetes mellitusban

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A D-vitamin és kalcium hatásai időskorban

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Why vitamin D clinical trials should be based on 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations

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Variations in 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Countries from the Middle East and Europe: the Roles of UVB Exposure and Diet

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