Is Preptin a New Bone Metabolism Parameter in Hemodialysis Patients?
Małgorzata KałużnaKrzysztof PawlaczykKrzysztof SchwermerKrzysztof HoppeAisha Yusuf IbrahimMagdalena Człapka-MatyasikElżbieta WrotkowskaMasehullah SadiqiAndrzej OkoMarek RuchalaPublished in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
The results indicate that preptin may reflect on bone and mineral metabolism disturbances seen in HD patients. The significant correlation of preptin with PTH and osteocalcin suggests that preptin may be important in indirect measurement of bone turnover in HD patients.