title: Reply to contribution on the topic of hypovitaminosis D in chronic hepatitis C.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Livia M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Villar
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lampe
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adilson José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Letícia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Paula Scalioni
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lia Laura
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lewis-Ximenez
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana Custódio
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Miguel
authors.affiliation: Unit for the Clinical Management of Digestive Diseases and CIBERehd, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: del Campo
authors.affiliation: Unit for the Clinical Management of Digestive Diseases and CIBERehd, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Isidora
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ranchal
authors.affiliation: Hepatology Unit, Medical Clinic Department, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristiane Alves
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Villela-Nogueira
authors.affiliation: Unit for the Clinical Management of Digestive Diseases and CIBERehd, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romero-Gomez
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D