Relationship between serum nickel concentrations and anaemia in chronic haemodialysis patients.
Thirty chronic haemodialysis patients were examined with respect to the relationship between renal anaemia and serum nickel concentrations. Red blood cell counts, haemoglobin values, haematocrit values, serum iron values, serum ferritin levels and serum nickel concentrations were measured. No significant relationships were found between serum nickel levels and serum iron values or serum ferritin levels. Dialysis anaemia was found to have a significant correlation with serum nickel concentrations in chronic haemodialysis patients.
Utano National Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
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Hosokawa
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Nishitani
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Umemura
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Tomoyoshi
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Sawanishi
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Yoshida
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood*; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006452:Hemoglobinometry; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009532:Nickel / Q000097:blood*; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D009532:Nickel