Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	2406
Country	Israel

Received	2013-02-20 08:37
Peer-Review Started	2013-02-20 14:52
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-11 15:08
Return for Revision	2013-03-17 18:12
Revised	2013-04-10 21:11
Second Decision	2013-05-18 16:56
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-05-19 23:46
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-05-21 00:59
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-06-27 17:20

ISSN	1948-5182 (online)
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Category	Hematology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Normal vitamin D levels are associated with spontaneous hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mahmud Mahamid, William Nseir, Omar Abu Elhija, Shimon Shteingart, Ammad Mahamid, Mosab Smamra and Benjamin Koslowsky
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Corresponding Author	Mahamid Mahmud, MD, Digestive Disease Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 12 Shmuel Biet, Jerusalem 93722, Israel. mahmudmahamid@yahoo.com
Key Words	Hepatitis B; Vitamin D; Immune disease; Seroclearance; Viral load
Core Tip	Vitamin D has recently been linked to many autoimmune diseases. Hepatitis B is a viral disease but shows many autoimmune characteristics. Spontaneous hepatitis B seroclearance is an unexplained phenomenon. The hypothesis of this paper was that normal vitamin D levels may be linked to a positive effect on hepatitis B. We showed that normal vitamin D levels correlate positively with spontaneous hepatitis B seroclearance. This finding may help to expand the therapeutic options for this disease.
Publish Date	2013-06-27 17:20
Citation	Mahamid M, Nseir W, Abu Elhija O, Shteingart S, Mahamid A, Smamra M, Koslowsky B. Normal vitamin D levels are associated with spontaneous hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance. World J Hepatol 2013; 5(6): 328-331
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v5/i6/328.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v5.i6.328

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