Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are especially prone to vitamin D insufficiency. Narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) treatment increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in dermatological patients, and we studied whether it also improves vitamin D balance in CKD patients on haemodialysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2435-40 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Humans
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prognosis
- RNA, Messenger
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Renal Dialysis
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Skin
- Steroid Hydroxylases
- Ultraviolet Rays
- Ultraviolet Therapy
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Young Adult