Patterns of vitamin D, parathyroid hormone and c-terminal telopeptide of collagen type 1 in Caucasian and African descent HIV-infected populations in Central Europe

• Main Authors: Sebastian Noe (Author), Celia Oldenbuettel (Author), Silke Heldwein (Author), Hans Jaeger (Author), Eva Wolf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Risk factors for bone loss in HIV patients might differ or have a different impact in African descent compared to Caucasian populations. The aim of the paper is to analyze the relevance of risk factors on surrogate markers of bone metabolism in HIV-infected African descent and Caucasian patients. Th...