"Vitamin K Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN K in the diet, characterized by an increased tendency to hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS). Such bleeding episodes may be particularly severe in newborn infants. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1182)
| Descriptor ID |
D014813
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.920 C15.378.463.841 C18.654.521.500.133.912
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin K Deficiency- Vitamin K Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin K
- Deficiencies, Vitamin K
- Vitamin K Deficiencies
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin K Deficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Janus SE, Durieux JC, Hajjari J, Carneiro H, McComsey GA. Inflammation-mediated vitamin K and vitamin D effects on vascular calcifications in people with HIV on active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS. 2022 04 01; 36(5):647-655.
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Shea MK, Kritchevsky SB, Hsu FC, Nevitt M, Booth SL, Kwoh CK, McAlindon TE, Vermeer C, Drummen N, Harris TB, Womack C, Loeser RF. The association between vitamin K status and knee osteoarthritis features in older adults: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015 Mar; 23(3):370-8.
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Gundberg CM, Lian JB, Booth SL. Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation of osteocalcin: friend or foe? Adv Nutr. 2012 Mar 01; 3(2):149-57.