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Community child health, public health, and epidemiology
Vitamin K supplementation in cystic fibrosis
  1. J H L van Hoorn1,
  2. J J E Hendriks1,
  3. C Vermeer2,
  4. P Ph Forget1
  1. 1Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands
  2. 2Department of Biochemistry, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr J J E Hendriks
    Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands; jhepaed.azm.nl

Abstract

The relation between different doses of vitamin K supplementation, several bone markers, and PIVKA-II concentrations in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients compared to controls was evaluated. Results suggest that a increased vitamin K intake may have significant health benefits for children with CF.

  • cystic fibrosis
  • vitamin K
  • osteocalcin
  • PIVKA-II
  • bone status

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.88.11.974

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