University of Groningen
Iron Deficiency and Erythropoietin Excess: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Eisenga, Michele Freerk
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10.33612/diss.98865528
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Publication date: 2019
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Eisenga, M. F. (2019). Iron Deficiency and Erythropoietin Excess: Two Sides of the Same Coin? studies in patients with chronic kidney disease and in the general population. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.98865528
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Propositions Belonging to PhD thesis
Iron Deficiency and Erythropoietin Excess:
Two Sides of the Same Coin?
By M.F. Eisenga
1. The association of iron deficiency with an increased risk of mortality in renal trans-plant recipients is independent of the presence of anemia. This thesis
2. The increased risk of mortality related to iron deficiency in renal transplant re-cipients might be due to increased levels of total fibroblast growth factor 23. This thesis
3. Transferrin saturation rather than ferritin level defines best the risk related to iron deficiency in chronic inflammatory states such as chronic kidney disease. This thesis
4. Previously identified adverse effects of administration of erythropoietin to patients with chronic kidney disease may, at least in part, be the consequence of upregulated production and concomitantly increased cleavage of fibroblast growth factor 23. This thesis
5. Both iron deficiency and erythropoietin excess are associated with increased levels of total fibroblast growth factor 23 in the general population. This thesis 6. Contrary to common belief, smoking as form of secondary erythrocytosis presents
with lower rather than higher erythropoietin levels. This thesis 7. Strike while the iron is hot. Geoffrey Chaucer
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