The Relation of Hepcidin to Iron Disorders, Inflammation and Hemoglobin in Chronic Kidney Disease

The metabolism of hepcidin is profoundly modified in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We investigated its relation to iron disorders, inflammation and hemoglobin (Hb) level in 199 non-dialyzed, non-transplanted patients with CKD stages 1–5. All had their glomerular filtration rate measured by 51Cr-EDTA...

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Main Authors: Mercadel, Lucile, Metzger, Marie, Haymann, Jean Philippe, Thervet, Eric, Boffa, Jean-Jacques, Flamant, Martin, Vrtovsnik, François, Houillier, Pascal, Froissart, Marc, Stengel, Bénédicte
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4076189/