Vitamin D Deficiencies May Impact Onset of Autoimmune Lung Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110104064020.htm

ScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2011) — A new study shows that vitamin D deficiency could be linked to the development and severity of certain autoimmune lung diseases.

These findings are being reported in the Jan. 4 edition of the journal Chest.

Brent Kinder, MD, UC Health pulmonologist, director of the Interstitial Lung Disease Center at the University of Cincinnati and lead investigator on the study, says vitamin D deficiencies have been found to affect the development of other autoimmune diseases, like lupus and type 1 diabetes.

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