Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9309014 | Kidney International | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Pretreatment serum FGF-23 levels were a good indicator in predicting the response to calcitriol therapy. The measurement of serum FGF-23 levels, especially in combination with iPTH levels, is a promising laboratory examination for the clinical practice of secondary hyperparathyroidism.
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Authors
Junichiro J. Kazama, Fuminori Sato, Kentaro Omori, Hitomi Hama, Suguru Yamamoto, Hiroki Maruyama, Ichiei Narita, Fumitake Gejyo, Takeyoshi Yamashita, Seiji Fukumoto, Masafumi Fukagawa,