| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Vitamin D supplementation is especially important for patients with severe forms of muscular dystrophy, such as DMD, because: 1) The patients??? bone density is often decreased as a result of decreased mobility, 2) osteoporosis is more frequent in these patients as a result of the adverse effects of corticosteroid treatment, and 3) a decreased exposure to sunlight decreases vitamin D levels (Beyt?
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