Biochemical Clusters as Substitutes of Bone Biopsies in Kidney Transplant Patients

In conclusion, inferring bone TMV by daily clinical biochemical analysis can be misleading, and bone biopsy is important for assessing both bone turnover and mineralization after kidney transplantation, although hypophosphatemia combined with vitamin D deficiency is associated with ab normal mineralization. The presence of hypercalcemia with high levels of PTH or high levels of BALP, or hypophosphatemia and vitamin D deficiency should remind us to screen vascular calcification status of patients.Clinical Research:ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT02751099.
Source: Calcified Tissue International - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research