Dynamics of the vitamin D C3-epimer levels in preterm infants.

Tomas MatejekBara ZapletalovaMartin StepanJana MalakovaVladimír Palička

Published in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2023)

The production of C3-epi-25(OH)D is functional even in the most immature newborns, has fetal origins, and is largely dependent on circulating 25(OH)D. At the end of the first month of life, C3-epimers make up more than 20% of 25(OH)D.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
pregnant women
preterm birth
gestational age
cord blood