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Causes of Vitamin K Deficiency in Patients on Haemodialysis

Background: A low vitamin K status is common in patients on haemodialysis, and this is considered one of the reasons for the accelerated atherosclerosis in these patients. The vitamin is essential in activation of the protein Matrix Gla Protein (MGP), and the inactive form, dp-ucMGP, is used to meas...

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Autores principales: Wikstrøm, Signe, Aagaard Lentz, Katrine, Hansen, Ditte, Melholt Rasmussen, Lars, Jakobsen, Jette, Post Hansen, Henrik, Andersen, Jens Rikardt
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32825243
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12092513