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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-8
pubmed:abstractText
The pathogenesis of dialysis-related amyloidosis is still poorly understood. Therefore, preventive measures can be proposed at present only on the basis of retrospective studies and hypothetical considerations. Two main solutions may be recommended, namely an effective dialytic removal of beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2-M), which is the protein precursor of dialysis amyloid, and the avoidance of bioincompatibility-associated phenomena such as those induced by dialysis membranes and endotoxins. Promising new imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT) scan, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and scintigraphy with specific tracers for amyloid may be helpful to evaluate the long-term results of different treatment schedules, including various strategies of renal replacement therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0272-6386
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Can the nephrologist prevent dialysis-related amyloidosis?
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM Unité 90, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review