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The effect of calcium with or without calcitriol supplementation on renal function in patients with hypovitaminosis d and chronic kidney disease

Mustafar R 1 , Mohd R 1 , Ahmad Miswan N 1 , Cader R 1 , Gafor HA 1 , Mohamad M 2 Show all authors , Shah SA 3 , Kamaruddin NA 1 , Chiew Tong NK 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Pathology, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Community Health, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nephrourol Mon, 2014 Jan;6(1):e13381.
PMID: 24719814 DOI: 10.5812/numonthly.13381

Abstract

Hypovitaminosis D (serum 25-OHD < 30 ng/mL) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Vitamin D is believed to involve in the regulation of renin-angiotensin system and may be renoprotective.

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