Free 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels Are Normal in Subjects with Liver Disease and Reduced Total 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels

Overview

Journal J Clin Invest

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1986 Sep 1

PMID 3745436

Citations 49

Authors

D D Bikle

B P Halloran

E Gee

E Ryzen

J G Haddad

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Abstract

We determined the free fraction of 25-dihydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) in the serum of subjects with clinical evidence of liver disease and correlated these measurements to the levels of vitamin D binding protein and albumin. These subjects when compared to normal individuals had lower total 25OHD levels, higher percent free 25OHD levels, but equivalent free 25OHD levels. These subjects also had reduced vitamin D binding protein and albumin concentrations. The total concentration of 25OHD correlated positively with both vitamin D binding protein and albumin, whereas the percent free 25OHD correlated negatively with vitamin D binding protein and albumin. The free 25OHD levels did not correlate with either vitamin D binding protein or albumin. We conclude that total vitamin D metabolite measurements may be misleading in the evaluation of the vitamin D status of patients with liver disease, and recommend that free 25OHD levels also be determined before making a diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency.

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