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| Santana,R.C.; Machado,A.A.; Martinelli,A.L.C.; Jordão,A.A.; Ramalho,L.N.Z.; Vannucchi,H.. |
| Subjects with chronic liver disease are susceptible to hypovitaminosis A due to several factors. Therefore, identifying patients with vitamin deficiency and a requirement for vitamin supplementation is important. Most studies assessing vitamin A in the context of hepatic disorders are conducted using cirrhotic patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 43 non-cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C to evaluate markers of vitamin A status represented by serum retinol, liver retinol, and serum retinol-binding protein levels. We also performed the relative dose-response test, which provides an indirect estimate of hepatic vitamin A reserves. These vitamin A indicators were assessed according to the stage of liver fibrosis using the METAVIR score... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Vitamin A; Hepatitis C; Retinol; Retinol binding protein; Liver fibrosis. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2016000100702 |
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