Calcitonin concentrations in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis in reference to parathyroidectomy

Calcitonin concentrations in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis in reference to parathyroidectomy

Abstract Objective Calcitonin is considered to be a biomarker of medullary thyroid carcinoma and C-cell hyperplasia, but calcitonin can also be elevated in about 30% of the patients with end-stage kidney disease. We reported preoperative calcitonin serum levels in 31 patients on hemodialysis before...

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Main Authors: Roza Sabia, Martin Wagner, Kristina Susa, Johannes Lemke, Lars Rothermund, Doris Henne-Bruns, Andreas Hillenbrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Calcitonin
Hypercalcitoninemia
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Renal insufficiency
Parathyroid surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4479-6

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