High Dephosphorylated-Uncarboxylated MGP in Hemodialysis patients: risk factors and response to vitamin K2, A pre-post intervention clinical trial

High Dephosphorylated-Uncarboxylated MGP in Hemodialysis patients: risk factors and response to vitamin K2, A pre-post intervention clinical trial

Abstract Background Vascular calcifications are highly prevalent in hemodialysis patients. Dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated MGP (dp-ucMGP) was found to increase in vitamin K-deficient patients and may be associated with vascular calcifications. Supplementation of hemodialysis patients with vitamin K2...

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Main Authors: Mabel Aoun, Maha Makki, Hiba Azar, Hiam Matta, Dania Nehme Chelala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Dephosphorylated Uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein
Pre-post intervention clinical trial
Hemodialysis
Menaquinone-7
Vascular calcifications
Vitamin K2
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0609-3

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