Bone mineral density assessment in patients with cystinuria.

Viola D'AmbrosioGiovanna CapolongoChiara CalettiMaria Teresa VietriMartina AmbrogioGianmarco LombardiAlessandra F PernaGiuseppe OreficeElisa GremeseValentina VarrianoDavide GattiAngelo FassioGiovambattista CapassoGiovanni GambaroPietro Manuel Ferraro

Published in: Journal of nephrology (2024)

Our study suggests that cystinuric patients have lower bone mineral density compared with individuals of the same sex and age, even when their kidney function is normal.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease