DNA Hypermethylation and Inflammatory Markers in Incident Japanese Dialysis Patients

DNA Hypermethylation and Inflammatory Markers in Incident Japanese Dialysis Patients

Background/Aims: Inflammation is an established mortality risk factor in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Although a previous report showed that uremic Caucasian patients with inflammation had signs of global DNA hypermethylation, it is still unknown whether DNA hypermethylation is linked to i...

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Main Authors: Sawako Kato, Bengt Lindholm, Peter Stenvinkel, Tomas J. Ekström, Karin Luttropp, Yukio Yuzawa, Yoshinari Yasuda, Yoshinari Tsuruta, Shoichi Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-06-01
Series:Nephron Extra
Subjects:
Chronic kidney disease
DNA methylation
Infection
Inflammation
Procalcitonin
Ferritin
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/339437

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