Fetuin-A and kidney function in persons with coronary artery disease—data from the heart and soul study | Zendy

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Fetuin-A and kidney function in persons with coronary artery disease—data from the heart and soul study

Author(s) -

Joachim H. Ix,

Glenn M. Chertow,

Michael G. Shlipak,

Vincent Brandenburg,

Markus Ketteler,

Mary A. Whooley

Publication year - 2006

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/gfl204

Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , creatinine , kidney disease , cystatin c , endocrinology , urology , quartile , coronary artery disease , fetuin , gastroenterology , chemistry , confidence interval , biochemistry , glycoprotein

Fetuin-A is a serum protein that inhibits ectopic vascular calcification and is present in lower concentrations in end-stage renal disease than in healthy controls. Whether fetuin-A concentrations are also lower in the setting of mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unknown.

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