Vitamin D deficiency and its association with iron deficiency in African children

Vitamin D deficiency and its association with iron deficiency in African children

Vitamin D regulates the master iron hormone hepcidin, and iron in turn alters vitamin D metabolism. Although vitamin D and iron deficiency are highly prevalent globally, little is known about their interactions in Africa. To evaluate associations between vitamin D and iron status we measured markers...

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Hauptverfasser: Mogire, RM, Muriuki, JM, Morovat, A, Mentzer, AJ, Webb, EL, Kimita, W, Ndungu, FM, Macharia, AW, Cutland, CL, Sirima, SB, Diarra, A, Tiono, AB, Lule, SA, Madhi, SA, Prentice, AM, Bejon, P, Pettifor, JM, Elliott, AM, Adeyemo, A, Williams, TN, Atkinson, SH
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: MDPI 2022

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