Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Lung Transplant Rejection, Research Finds

ScienceDaily for October 20,m2010 reported on vitamin D and lung transplants.

Patients who undergo lung transplants are at risk for rejecting the organ, and 77 percent of these patients are vitamin D deficient. Researchers believe that vitamin D helps the immune system tolerate the organ. Thus optimal levels of this supplement are critical for positive outcomes.