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PubMed ID:
20630128
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2010
Affiliation: Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Healthcare System, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5414/cnp74091
Authors:
Beddhu S,
Baird B,
Ma X,
Cheung AK,
Greene T
Studies:
Hemodialysis Study
Alkaline phosphatase is typically considered as an innocent by-stander, but emerging data suggest that alkaline phosphatase might play a pathogenic role in vascular calcification and thus contribute to increased mortality in hemodialysis patients.
