Platelet counts in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease |
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| Authors: | STELLA SETYAPRANATA |
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| Institution: | The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia and |
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| Abstract: | Platelet counts in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) have been reported to be lower than in control populations in one small study but data are sparse. We retrospectively audited real world platelet data from 290 ADPKD patients with corresponding age and sex-matched controls. We analysed 42?972 individual blood counts and patients with ADPKD had statistically lower platelet counts (213?±?63 vs. 238?±?69?×?109/L, p?
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| Keywords: | Cystic kidney disease dialysis platelets polycystic kidney |
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