Differences between 2nd and 3rd generation seric parathormone determination methods on mortality in haemodialysis patients

Differences between 2nd and 3rd generation seric parathormone determination methods on mortality in haemodialysis patients

Parathormone plays a key role in controlling mineral metabolism. PTH is considered a uremic toxin causing cardiovascular damage and cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. There are two different assays to measure PTH called 2nd generation or intact PTH (iPTH) and 3rd generation or bioPTH (PT...

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Main Authors: Laura Rodríguez-Osorio, Concepción de la Piedra, Mercedes Rubert, Marta Martín-Fernández, María Luisa González Casaus, Carolina Gracia-Iguacel, Jesús Egido, Ricardo Villa-Bellosta, Emilio González Parra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
Subjects:
Haemodialysis
Parathormone
PTH bio
Intact PTH
Mortality
Cardiovascular
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251417301207

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