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Vitamin D, a secosteroid hormone synthesized in the skin via UVB exposure or obtained from dietary sources, is critical in numerous physiological processes. Its metabolism involves hepatic hydroxylation to 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], the main circulating form, followed by rena...
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HIV infection has remained a global health concern since its discovery over forty years ago. Although antiretroviral (ARV) drugs have changed the initial damning prognosis, the need to prevent new infection is still as pressing as ever because individuals who have achieved viral...