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Circulating cell-free DNA in hemodialysis patients predicts mortality

David Tovbin, Victor Novack, Maya Wiessman, Amir Abd Elkadir, Moshe Zlotnik, Amos Douvdevani

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2012 · 47 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Post-dialysis CFD level is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in patients undergoing HD. We propose that CFD detection is an inexpensive applicable tool for identifying patients at risk and their follow-up.

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