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Nervous system autoantibodies and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in hemodialysis patients.
Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis - 1 Jan 2013
Mason Darius L, Assimon Magdalene M, Bishop Jeffrey R, El-Fawal Hassan A N
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Cognitive deficits are prevalent in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) have been linked to both neurodegeneration (ND) and neuroprotection, respectively. Autoantibodies (Ab) to myelin basic protein (MBP), glial...
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