Association between baseline serum hepcidin levels and infection in kidney transplant recipients: Potential role for iron overload.
Mario Fernández-RuizPatricia ParraTamara Ruiz-MerloFrancisco López-MedranoRafael San JuanNatalia PolancoEsther GonzálezAmado AndrésJosé María AguadoPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2018)
Elevated baseline serum hepcidin-25 levels were associated with increased risk of infection after KT, suggesting a role for iron overload in the individual susceptibility to post-transplant infection.
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