FGF23 in Acute and Chronic Illness

FGF23 is a bone-derived phosphaturic hormone that may become a useful biomarker for the identification of high-risk patients in chronic but also acute disease. It rises early in chronic kidney disease and is strongly and independently associated with excess morbidity and mortality. Emerging data sug...

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Main Authors: Christian Schnedl, Astrid Fahrleitner-Pammer, Peter Pietschmann, Karin Amrein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/358086