Association between serum β2-microglobulin and mortality in Japanese peritoneal dialysis patients: A cohort study

<h4>Background</h4> Higher serum β2-microglobulin (B2M) concentrations are associated with higher mortality in the general population, non-dialyzed chronic kidney disease patients and patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). However, this relationship among patients on peritoneal dialysis (...

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Main Authors: Yukio Maruyama, Masaaki Nakayama, Masanori Abe, Takashi Yokoo, Jun Minakuchi, Kosaku Nitta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9009671/?tool=EBI