January 6, 2011

Vitamin D Deficiencies May Impact Onset of Autoimmune Lung Disease

ScienceDaily for January 5, 2011 reported on vitamin D and lung disease.

Researchers evaluated 118 patients from the UC ILD Center database -- 67 with connective tissue disease-related ILD and 51 with other causes of lung fibrosis -- for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, which indicate levels of vitamin D in the body. Then, they evaluated associations between these serum levels and the patients' conditions.