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SUBMITTER: McAlister L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6969014 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McAlister Louise L Pugh Pearl P Greenbaum Laurence L Haffner Dieter D Rees Lesley L Anderson Caroline C Desloovere An A Nelms Christina C Oosterveld Michiel M Paglialonga Fabio F Polderman Nonnie N Qizalbash Leila L Renken-Terhaerdt José J Tuokkola Jetta J Warady Bradley B Walle Johan Vande JV Shaw Vanessa V Shroff Rukshana R
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 20191030 3
In children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), optimal control of bone and mineral homeostasis is essential, not only for the prevention of debilitating skeletal complications and achieving adequate growth but also for preventing vascular calcification and cardiovascular disease. Complications of mineral bone disease (MBD) are common and contribute to the high morbidity and mortality seen in children with CKD. Although several studies describe the prevalence of abnormal calcium, phosphate, parat ...[more]