Association between vascular calcification and exostosin-like glycosaminotransferase 2 (EXTL2) in hemodialysis patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000017881
- Lead Sponsor
- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 27
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1, Inpatients 2, Patients who started hemodialysis within 6 months 3, Diabetic patients 4, Patients whose diameter of abdominal aorta is over three centimeters 5, Patients with surgical history of abdominal aorta 6, Patients who do not agree with participation in this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Association between EXTL2 and abdominal calcification index (ACI)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1, Association between EXTL2 and chondroitin sulfate or heparan sulfate 2, Association between serum EXTL2 levels and EXTL2 mRNA in blood 3, Association between EXTL2 and other parameters 4, Difference of serum EXTL2 levels between healthy control and hemodialysis patients 5, Association between vascular calcification and chondroitin sulfate or heparan sulfate