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Vitamin D and Bone fragility in Individuals with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Scoping Review.

International journal of molecular sciences
January 1, 1970
Maria Gnoli et al. (5 authors)
Journal ArticleScoping ReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to assess the incidence of vitamin D deficiency in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) patients and the association between vitamin D status and supplementation in OI individuals.

Results Summary

The review found that low vitamin D levels were common in OI patients, and supplementation was often recommended alongside drug therapy and calcium intake, though its clinical use requires better characterization.

Population

Individuals affected by osteogenesis imperfecta (OI).

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (6)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
vitamin D
neutral
several body functions and general health
-
-
affects
#1
vitamin D
neutral
bone metabolism
-
-
plays a key role in
#2
vitamin D deficiency
neutral
bone development
-
-
impacts
#3
vitamin D deficiency
neutral
the disorder
OI patients
-
can affect the expression of the phenotype and aggravate
#4
-
neutral
low levels of vitamin D
OI patients
-
was a frequent finding
#5
vitamin D supplementation
neutral
drug therapy and calcium intake
OI individuals
-
was mainly indicated along with
#6
Abstract

Vitamin D affects several body functions, and thus general health, due to its pleiotropic activity. It plays a key role in bone metabolism, and its deficiency impacts bone development, leading to bone fragility. In osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a group of hereditary connective tissue disorders characterized by bone fragility, additional factors, such as vitamin D deficiency, can affect the expression of the phenotype and aggravate the disorder. The aim of this scoping review was to assess the incidence of vitamin D deficit in OI patients and the association between vitamin D status and supplementation in individuals affected by OI. We searched the PubMed Central and Embase databases and included studies published between January/2000 and October/2022 evaluating vitamin D measurement and status (normal, insufficiency, deficiency) and supplementation for OI. A total of 263 articles were identified, of which 45 were screened by title and abstract, and 10 were included after a full-text review. The review showed that low levels of vitamin D was a frequent finding in OI patients. Vitamin D supplementation was mainly indicated along with drug therapy and calcium intake. Even if widely used in clinical practice, vitamin D supplementation for OI individuals still needs a better characterization and harmonized frame for its use in the clinical setting, as well as further studies focusing on its effect on bone fragility.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansVitamin DOsteogenesis ImperfectaVitaminsVitamin D DeficiencyPhenotype
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy65/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations5
Citations/Year2.5
Relative Citation Ratio1.54
NIH Percentile66.1%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score1.51
Normalized Score0.61
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