Open AccessBone mineral density in children with primary hyperoxaluria type I
Author(s) -
Barbara Behnke,
Markus J. Kemper,
H.P. Kruse,
D. E. MüllerWiefel
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/16.11.2236
Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral , primary hyperoxaluria , hemodialysis , quantitative computed tomography , renal function , endocrinology , oxalate , bone density , bone disease , densitometry , transplantation , peritoneal dialysis , dialysis , creatinine , urology , gastroenterology , osteoporosis , chemistry , organic chemistry
In primary hyperoxaluria type I (PH 1), hepatic overproduction of oxalate leads to its deposition in various organ systems including bone (oxalosis). To evaluate skeletal status non-invasively in PH 1 we measured bone mineral density (BMD).
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