Association between Serum Soluble Klotho Levels and Mortality in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Klotho is a single-pass transmembrane protein predominantly expressed in the kidney. The extracellular domain of Klotho is subject to ectodomain shedding and is released into the circulation as a soluble form. Soluble Klotho is also generated from alternative splicing of the Klotho gene. In mice, de...

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Main Authors: Naoko Otani-Takei, Takahiro Masuda, Tetsu Akimoto, Sumiko Honma, Yuko Watanabe, Kazuhiro Shiizaki, Takuya Miki, Eiji Kusano, Yasushi Asano, Makoto Kuro-o, Daisuke Nagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/406269