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Best form of Diagnostic test to detect Vitamin D deficiency

Neuros Medical Verified User May 25, 2019 Primary Care Comments Off 4742 views

Here is how the Vitamin D is formed in the body In the skin, UV rays help metabolise 7-dehydrocholesterol to cholecalciferol, which then by 1-alpha hydroxylase, forms 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the liver and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the kidney. The most accurate form of Vitamin D which is tested to guage vitamin D deficiency in patients, is the 25-Hydroxyvitamin D A ...