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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and hyaluronic acid levels as markers of fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease at the main tertiary referral hospital in Ghana: A case-control study design.

Bartholomew DzudzorHarris HammondKenneth TachiAnna AlisiSandro VentoRichard Kwasi GyasiJustice Moses Kwaku Aheto
Published in: Health science reports (2023)
CLD patients had significantly reduced serum 25-OH vitamin D and higher HA. Both markers correlated with the degree of liver fibrosis. These findings have major clinical translatable implication in the use of vitamin D supplementation in the management of CLD in Ghana.
Keyphrases
  • liver fibrosis
  • hyaluronic acid
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • emergency department
  • drug induced