Vitamin D deficiency as risk factor for Multiple myeloma and Renal dysfunction among Sudanese patients
Abstract
Background: The incidence of multiple myeloma (MM), a malignancy that
affects plasma cells,
is increasing in developed countries. Vitamin D (VD) status is a modifiable factor
that may lower the risk of cancer by modulating cell proliferation, apoptosis,
invasion, and metastasis by attaching to a particular receptor, the vitamin D
receptor (VDR).
The study aims: to assess serum Vitamin D levels, urea, creatinine, calcium,
phosphorus, uric acid and hemoglobin, among Sudanese individuals diagnosed
with MM.
Keywords
vitamin D, Multiple myeloma, renal disorder, Sudan