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Oxidative Stress Might Play a Role in Low Serum Vitamin D Associated Liver Fibrosis Among Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Canakkale State Hospital, Canakkale, Turkey

    Yavuz Beyazit & Erdem Kocak

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, 34668, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey

    Alpaslan Tanoglu

  3. Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Murat Kekilli

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Beyazit, Y., Kocak, E., Tanoglu, A. et al. Oxidative Stress Might Play a Role in Low Serum Vitamin D Associated Liver Fibrosis Among Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis. Dig Dis Sci 60, 1106–1108 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-015-3526-y

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