2015
Association between serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D level and pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Vanstone MB, Egan ME, Zhang JH, Carpenter TO. Association between serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D level and pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology 2015, 50: 441-446. PMID: 25657016, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary function testsCystic fibrosisPulmonary exacerbationsPediatric patientsD levelsYale-New Haven HospitalPediatric CF patientsVitamin D sufficiencyRetrospective chart reviewVitamin D statusStrongest independent determinantCF care centersPatients ages 5Logistic regression analysisAnnual numberD sufficiencyD statusChart reviewClinic visitsLung functionPulmonary functionAntibiotic therapyFunction testsHospitalization ratesIndependent determinants
2010
Treatment of X-Linked Hypophosphatemia with Calcitriol and Phosphate Increases Circulating Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Concentrations
Imel EA, DiMeglio LA, Hui SL, Carpenter TO, Econs MJ. Treatment of X-Linked Hypophosphatemia with Calcitriol and Phosphate Increases Circulating Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Concentrations. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2010, 95: 1846-1850. PMID: 20157195, PMCID: PMC2853995, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-1671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF23 concentrationsXLH patientsFibroblast growth factor 23 concentrationsGrowth factor 23 concentrationsFibroblast Growth Factor 23 ExpressionComplications of therapyDihydroxyvitamin D concentrationsProspective observational studyTertiary referral centerIntact FGF23 concentrationsRoutine clinical managementOral calcitriolReferral centerClinical managementFGF23 elevationObservational studyTherapeutic effectRenal phosphateCalcitriolD concentrationsDisease severityNormal serumVivo modelTherapyMost subjects