Plasma Mitochondrial DNA Level is a Prognostic Marker in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Cheuk-Chun Szeto (Author), Ka-Bik Lai (Author), Kai-Ming Chow (Author), Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan (Author), Phyllis Mei-Shan Cheng (Author), Vickie Wai-Ki Kwong (Author), Agnes Shin-Man Choy (Author), Chi-Bon Leung (Author), Philip Kam-Tao Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Circulating bacterial DNA fragment is related to systemic inflammatory state in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. We hypothesize that circulating mitochondrial DNA, which has a similar structure with bacterial DNA, correlates with systemic inflammatory state and predicts cardiovasc...