The determinants of hepcidin level in chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis Saudi patients

Background: Chronic kidney failure is associated with many kinds of metabolic changes caused by the kidney disease itself and by dialysis treatment. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hemodialysis patients (HD) are associated with increased serum hepcidin levels, the main regulator of iron metabolism...

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Main Authors: Tarek Mohamed Ali, Ashraf Mahmoud Genina, Osama M. Abo-Salem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-06-01
Series:Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2314853514000365