NIDDK Central Repository - Homocysteine in chronic kidney disease: Effect of low protein diet and repletion with B vitamins.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00234.x

PubMed ID

15780109

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2005

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.

Authors

Beck GJ, Greene T, Kusek JW, Levey AS, Menon V, Sarnak MJ, Selhub J, Wang X

Studies

MDRD

Citation

Menon V, Wang X, Greene T, Beck GJ, Kusek JW, Selhub J, Levey AS, Sarnak MJ. Homocysteine in chronic kidney disease: Effect of low protein diet and repletion with B vitamins. Kidney Int 2005 Apr;67(4):1539-46.

Abstract

Data are limited on the determinants of homocysteine (tHcy) and its relationship with nutritional indices, and dietary protein intake, in the earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD).