Markers of bone metabolism are affected by renal function and growth hormone therapy in children with chronic kidney disease.

OBJECTIVES:The extent and relevance of altered bone metabolism for statural growth in children with chronic kidney disease is controversial. We analyzed the impact of renal dysfunction and recombinant growth hormone therapy on a panel of serum markers of bone metabolism in a large pediatric chronic...

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Main Authors: Anke Doyon, Dagmar-Christiane Fischer, Aysun Karabay Bayazit, Nur Canpolat, Ali Duzova, Betül Sözeri, Justine Bacchetta, Ayse Balat, Anja Büscher, Cengiz Candan, Nilgun Cakar, Osman Donmez, Jiri Dusek, Martina Heckel, Günter Klaus, Sevgi Mir, Gül Özcelik, Lale Sever, Rukshana Shroff, Enrico Vidal, Elke Wühl, Matthias Gondan, Anette Melk, Uwe Querfeld, Dieter Haffner, Franz Schaefer, 4C Study Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4319910?pdf=render