Association of serum leptin and bone metabolism indices in peritoneal dialysis patients

Ali Momeni ¹^*, Masoud Amiri ²

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Shahrekord university of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
² Social Health Determinants Research Center, Shahrekrod University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding author: Ali Momeni, , Email: dr.ali_momeny@yaho.com

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education

The role of leptin in the bone metabolism in chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease patients especially in patients under peritoneal dialysis is not exactly clear. Further studies are needed in this regard.

Please cite this paper as: Momeni A, Amiri M. Association of serum leptin and bone metabolism indices in peritoneal dialysis patients. J Parathyr Dis 2014; 2(1): 53-54.