Vitamin D levels in children with recurrent tonsillitis

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 364-367

  Aydin, Salih ^a   Aslan, Ismet ^a   Yildiz, Ismail ^a   Aĝaçhan, Bedia ^b   Toptaş, Bahar ^b   Toprak, Sadik ^c   Deĝer, Kemal ^a   Oktay, Mehmet Faruk ^d   Ünüvar, Emin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Bagcilar Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cathelicidin; Children; Defensin; Infection; Recurrent tonsillitis; Tonsillectomy; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

APA1 GENE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOK1 GENE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAQ 1 GENE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; RECURRENCE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 79951517071     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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