Serum vitamin D, vitamin D binding protein levels and leukocyte vitamin D receptor gene expression in patients with ischaemic stroke.

Objective: To investigate the possible contributions of serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D and vitamin D binding protein levels along with leukocyte vitamin D receptor gene expression in patients with ischaemic stroke.

Methods: The randomised controlled single-blind study was conducted at the Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from September 2015 to September 2017, and comprised patients aged 40-75 years with Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen type A2 and A3 per trochanteric fracture. The patients randomised into two equal groups.