Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik
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Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik · May 2011
Review[Vitamin D: vitamin from the past and hormone of the future].
In the last decade there has been a rising recognition of potential clinical significance of the vitamin D. Vitamin D regulates about 3% of the human genome. ⋯ In this paper vitamin D metabolism and up to date knowledge of vitamin D function in calcium metabolism, muscular function and in prevention of infection, malignancy, autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases is presented. Reasons for pandemic vitamin D deficiency and guidelines for vitamin D supplementation are given.