Evaluation of endothelial progenitor cell (CD34) as a marker of cardiovascular risk in children on regular hemodialysis

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) CD34 are bone marrow-derived cells that decrease in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients especially when they reach end-stage renal disease and may be a risk marker of cardiovascular (CV) diseases. The aim of our study is to investigate the endothelial progenitor...

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Main Authors: Manal Abdel-Salam, Ragaa Abd Elsalam, Nadia Youssef, Fadila Mamdouh, Taghreed Abdel-Salam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2018;volume=29;issue=4;spage=785;epage=792;aulast=Abdel-Salam