Blunted response to vitamin D in uremia
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Glorieux, Griet; Vanholder, Raymond
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Article
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2001
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Nature Publishing Group
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English
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It has been demonstrated that many chains in the vitamin D pathway are affected by uremia. Uremic solute retention is responsible for changes in calcitriol production, resulting in a net decrease of blood calcitriol levels. This effect contributes to the calcitriol deficiency currently observed in r