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SUBMITTER: Kim HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5838864 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC nephrology 20180305 1
<h4>Background</h4>Klotho, a protein linked to aging, has emerged as a pivotal player in mineral bone metabolism and might explain the relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The present study aimed to investigate the association between serum klotho and cardiac parameters from a large-scale Korean CKD cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed 2101 participants from KoreaN Cohort Study for Outcome in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (KNOW-CKD) cohort who ...[more]