a 12 month follow-up study

Hypovitaminosis D in recent onset rheumatoid duced response to Conclusions: In patients with early RA and basal hypovitaminosis D after 12 months follow-up reduction of disease Di Franco et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2015) 16:53 DOI 10.1186/s12891-015-0505-600161, Italy Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleactivity and percentage of remission and response to treatment were significantly lower than those observed in patients with normal vitamin D levels. These results provide further support to the immunomodulatory action of vitamin D in RA and suggest a role of basal vitamin D status in the prediction of disease evolution. Vitamin D measurement and possibly vitamin D supplementation should be considered an additional option in the management of early RA patients