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Circulating cell-free DNA in hemodialysis patients predicts mortality
24 Jul 2012
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BACKGROUND: Circulating cell-free DNA (CFD) appears following cell damage and DNA release, and increases in hemodialysis (HD) patients particularly following HD. We hypothesized that CFD is an integrative marker of tissue damage and can be an independent predictor for all-cause mortality in HD patients. METHODS: In a prospective study, CFD levels before and after HD were evaluated in 31 chronic HD patients with...
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