Vitamin D on early stages of diabetic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Context: Genetic and environmental factors are involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), and vitamin D deficiency appears as a candidate to risk factor for developing diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Objective: The purpose of study was to evaluate the existence of an association...

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Main Authors: João Soares Felício, Rafael Luz, Franciane de Melo, Fabrício Resende, Alana de Oliveira, Amanda Soares Peixoto, João Felício Neto, Carolina Tavares Carvalho, Denisson da Silva, Márcia dos Santos, Natércia de Queiroz, Manuela de Lemos, Elizabeth Yamada, Karem Felício
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2016.00149/full