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SUBMITTER: Lee MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4629503 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The American journal of the medical sciences 20151101 5
<h4>Background</h4>Vitamin D deficiency is common in cystic fibrosis (CF), but there is no previous data on free 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) in CF or in relation to healthy individuals.<h4>Methods</h4>We assessed total serum 25(OH)D concentration by chemiluminescence and serum free 25(OH)D concentration by both direct measurement (ELISA) and calculation, using serum albumin and vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) levels in 80 subjects (28 healthy adults, 25 clinically stable adults and children w ...[more]