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01-12-2010 | Poster presentation
Tenofovir use is associated with low vitamin D levels in a Spanish HIV cohort
Authors:
M Cervero, C García Lacalle, JL Agud, R Torres Perea, E García-Benaya, J Jusdado, C Pérez Pons, M del Álamo
Published in:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
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Special Issue 4/2010
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Excerpt
Several studies have shown a high frequency of vitamin D deficiency among HIV patients. Several studies have ascribed these low levels of vitamin D to antiretroviral treatment, especially efavirenz. Tenofovir has been related to changes of bone mineralization in SIV-infected rhesus monkeys and with loss of bone mineral density in children. Adequate vitamin D stores have the potential of an improvement of immune status, lessening of cardiovascular risk and beneficial effects on certain neoplastic disorders. …