Serum parathyroid hormone and phosphate influence the levels of circulating CD34+ cells in uremia.
Conclusions: Our data suggest that an inverse relationship exists in uremic patients among circulating CD34+ cells and serum P and PTH levels. The count of circulating CD34+ cells might represent a novel biomarker for the assessment of the cardiovascular risk for dialysis patients.
PMID: 20301083 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)