Role of GDF-15, YKL-40 and MMP 9 in patients with end-stage kidney disease: focus on sex-specific associations with vascular outcomes and all-cause mortality
Abstract Background Sex differences are underappreciated in the current understanding of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in association with chronic kidney disease (CKD). A hallmark of CKD is vascular aging that is characterised, amongst others, by; systemic inflammation, microbiota disbalance, oxidati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-021-00393-0 |