Urinary zinc loss in sickle cell disease primarily due to increased bone degradation

Am J Hematol. 2016 Jun;91(6):E311-2. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24364. Epub 2016 Apr 24.

Authors

M Schimmel¹, E Nur¹, W Mairuhu², D P M Brandjes², R H G Olde Engberink³, L Vogt³, B J Biemond¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Nephrology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 26994341
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24364

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Anemia, Sickle Cell / metabolism
Anemia, Sickle Cell / pathology
Anemia, Sickle Cell / urine*
Bone Resorption / metabolism
Bone Resorption / pathology
Bone Resorption / urine*
Bone and Bones / metabolism
Bone and Bones / pathology
Cohort Studies
Humans
Male
Young Adult
Zinc / deficiency*
Zinc / urine*

Substances

Zinc