Open AccessSerum growth differentiation factor-15 analysis as a malnutrition marker in hemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Didem Turgut,
Deniz İlhan Topçu,
Cemile Cansu Alperen,
Esra Baskın
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2103-62
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , malnutrition , growth factor , gdf15 , receptor
Growth differentiation factor (GDF)-15 is related to inflammation and mortality in many conditions. We aimed to determine if an elevated serum GDF-15 level is related to nutritional status of patients on hemodialysis (HD) and mortality.
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