Plasma Beta-Trace Protein as a Marker of Residual Renal Function: The Effect of Different Hemodialysis Modalities and Intra-Individual Variability over Time

• Main Authors: Amaryllis H. van Craenenbroeck (Author), Ann-Christin Br (Author), Abdul Rashid Qureshi (Author), Bengt Lindholm (Author), Bodil Sjöberg (Author), Björn Anderstam (Author), Olof Heimburger (Author), Peter Stenvinkel (Author), Peter Bárány (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Beta-trace protein (BTP) is a low-molecular-weight molecule, which may be used to assess residual renal function (RRF) in dialysis patients. Here we evaluated the influence of hemodialysis (HD) and hemodiafiltration (HDF) on plasma BTP, and analyzed the inter- and intra-individual v...