PubMed ID:
25380788
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2015
Affiliation: Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA, matkins3@jhmi.edu.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-014-2991-4
Authors:
Atkinson MA,
Furth SL,
Kim JY,
Roy CN,
Warady BA,
White CT
Studies:
The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Cohort Study
Hepcidin, a key iron regulatory protein, is elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Its role in the development and progression of the anemia of CKD in children remains poorly defined.