Determinants of hyperparathyroidism in children after kidney transplantation.

Describe serial trends in intact PTH after kidney transplantation. Pre- and post-transplant factors that contribute to persistence or re-occurrence of hyperparathyroidism after kidney transplantation in children include longer dialysis vintage, high pre-transplant treatment burden and decreased post-transplant GFR. Recognition of these factors, and monitoring intact PTH after kidney transplantation, could facilitate timely interventions to mitigate cardiovascular and bone disease in children.