date:Apr 02, 2013
A new study in Hepatology suggests that maintaining a high level of serum vitamin A may help treat hepatitis C.
Pierluigi Toniutto from Department of Medical Sciences Clinical and Experimental, Internal Medicine, Medical Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Udine in Italy and colleagues found vitamin A levels were much lower in hepatitis C virus carriers, compared to that in those without the viral infection.
Researchers found median serum vitamin A in hepatitis C virus positive patients