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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 219-222 |
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Vitamin D and autoimmune diseases
Shir Azrielant1, Yehuda Shoenfeld2
1 Sheba Medical Center, The Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
2 Sheba Medical Center, The Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University; Tel-Aviv University, Incumbent of the Laura Schwarz-Kip Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Correspondence Address:
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Sheba Medical Center, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Hashomer 5265601
Israel
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DOI: 10.4103/injr.injr_99_17
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Vitamin D and its deficiency are becoming a subject of great interest in recent years. In addition to the well-known role of vitamin D in maintaining bone health, evidence from recent years are accumulating in favor of its importance in the functioning of the immune system. The association between vitamin D deficiency and autoimmune diseases has been supported by epidemiological studies, demonstrating higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among autoimmune patients, in comparison to the general population. Vitamin D was also associated to various autoimmune diseases in both molecular and interventional studies; among the associated diseases are: systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis and others. In this review, relevant literature on the association between autoimmunity and vitamin D deficiency will be reviewed and discussed, as well as a summary of important recommendations for vitamin D supplementations in autoimmune patients.
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