• Suleyman Albas, Esra Meltem Koc, Salih Atakan Nemli, Tuna Demirdal, Mustafa Soyoz, Saliha Aksun, Melih Kaan Sozmen, Candeger Avsar, and Burcu Cerci Gurbuz.
• Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Katip Celebi University, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
• J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021 Apr 1; 31 (4): 393398393-398.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and vitamin D levels in inactive hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers.Study DesignA cross-sectional analytical study.Place And Duration Of StudyFrom March to September 2017 at the Izmir Katip Celebi University (İKCU) Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.MethodologyEighty-six inactive hepatitis B carriers and 86 control individuals were included in the study. Individuals with diseases or under medication that could affect vitamin D levels were excluded from the study. Serum vitamin D concentration of >30 ng/mL was considered as sufficient, between 20-30 ng/mL as insufficient, <20 ng/mL as deficiency and <10 ng/mL as severe deficiency. VDR gene Bsm I, Fok I, Apa I and Taq I polymorphisms were identified by the polymerase chain reaction-fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method.ResultsWhen vitamin D levels were examined, 52.3% (n = 45) of the inactive HBV carriers had severe deficiency, 38.4% (n = 33) deficiency, 7% (n = 6) insufficiency; 45.3% (n = 39) of the control group had severe deficiency, 43% (n = 37) deficiency, and 7% (n = 6) insufficiency. There was no statistically significant relationship between VDR gene and Bsm I, Fok I, Apa I, Taq I polymorphisms and vitamin D levels in inactive hepatitis B carriers and control group (p>0.05).ConclusionVitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent both among control population as well as in chronic hepatitis patients. Key Words: Inactive HBV carrier, Vitamin D, Polymorphism, Vitamin D receptor (VDR).

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