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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms affect secondary hyperparathyroidism in hemodialyzed patients.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Sept 1998
Nagaba Y, Heishi M, Tazawa H, Tsukamoto Y, Kobayashi Y
Abstract excerpt
Adynamic bone disease unrelated to aluminum deposition, with low parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, has increased in patients with end-stage renal failure. Some patients present with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism despite calcitriol administration and phosphate restriction. Because therapeutic and environmental factors are now similar among hemodialyzed patients, the variable incidence of secondary...
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