Resistance of dialyzed patients to erythropoietin

Resistance to recombinant human erythropoietin is a common condition in dialyzed patients with chronic kidney disease and is associated with more hospitalizations, increased mortality and frequent blood transfusions. The main cause of hyporesponsiveness to recombinant human erythropoietin in these p...

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Main Authors: Michelle Teodoro Alves, Sandra Simone Vilaça, Maria das Graças Carvalho, Ana Paula Fernandes, Luci Maria Sant'Ana Dusse, Karina Braga Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842015000300190&lng=en&tlng=en