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Diabetes Mellitus and Prediabetes on Kidney Transplant Waiting List- Prevalence, Metabolic Phenotyping and Risk Stratification Approach.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Guthoff Martina, Vosseler Dorothea, Langanke Julia, Nadalin Silvio, Königsrainer Alfred, Häring Hans-Ulrich, Fritsche Andreas, Heyne Nils
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BACKGROUND: Despite a significant prognostic impact, little is known about disturbances in glucose metabolism among kidney transplant candidates. We assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and prediabetes on kidney transplant waiting list, its underlying pathophysiology and propose an approach for individual risk stratification. METHODS: All patients on active kidney transplant waiting list of a large...
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