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Ceruloplasmin and acute phase protein levels are associated with cardiovascular disease in chronic dialysis patients

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2003

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Vincenzo Panichi, Daniele Taccola, Giovanni Manca Rizza, Cristina Consani, M. Migliori, Cristina Filippi, Sabrina Paoletti, Antonino Sidoti, D. Borracelli, Erica Panicucci,

Journal of Nephrology

Abstract

These data suggest that serum Cp could be useful in monitoring the ""chronic inflamed"" patient and support the suggestion that elevated metalloprotein levels are associated with an increased cardiovascular risk in a population of stable dialysis patients.