Reduced vitamin D levels are associated with autoimmune response in tuberculosis patients

Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 May;71(5):790. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201127. Epub 2012 Mar 14.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / blood
  • Autoimmunity*
  • Humans
  • Tuberculosis / blood
  • Tuberculosis / immunology*
  • Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives
  • Vitamin D / blood
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / blood
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear
  • Vitamin D
  • 25-hydroxyvitamin D