Hepcidin serum levels and resistance to recombinant human erythropoietin therapy in hemodialysis patients

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the factors that are associated with the response to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) and its association with hospitalization and mortality rates; to evaluate the serum hepcidin level and its associations with iron profile, inflammatory marker...

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Main Authors: Kristina Petrulienė, Edita Žiginskienė, Vytautas Kuzminskis, Irena Nedzelskienė, Inga Arūnė Bumblytė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X17300198