Fetuin-A is not associated with mortality in chronic kidney disease

Fetuin-A is a serum protein that inhibits vascular calcification such that lower levels are associated with a higher prevalence of vascular calcification and mortality risk among end-stage renal disease populations. We analyzed data of 822 persons in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study,...

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Published in:	Kidney international Vol. 72; no. 11; pp. 1394 - 1399
Main Authors:	Ix, J.H., Shlipak, M.G., Sarnak, M.J., Beck, G.J., Greene, T., Wang, X., Kusek, J.W., Collins, A.J., Levey, A.S., Menon, V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-12-2007 Nature Publishing Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein Biological and medical sciences Blood Proteins - metabolism calcium cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular Diseases - metabolism Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Chronic Disease chronic kidney disease Disease Progression Female Follow-Up Studies Glomerular Filtration Rate - physiology Humans Kidney Diseases - blood Kidney Diseases - mortality Kidney Diseases - physiopathology Kidneys Male Medical sciences Middle Aged mortality Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure Predictive Value of Tests Proportional Hazards Models Renal failure Severity of Illness Index Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous mortality cardiovascular disease chronic kidney disease calcium Kidney disease Nephrology Urinary system disease Calcium Mortality Renal failure Cardiovascular disease Chronic kidney disease Serum protein Inorganic element Epidemiology Urology
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