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Comment
. 2016 Jul;31(7):1031-3.
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfv445. Epub 2016 Jan 18.

Connecting the dots on fibroblast growth factor 23 and left ventricular hypertrophy

Orlando M Gutiérrez  1
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Connecting the dots on fibroblast growth factor 23 and left ventricular hypertrophy

Orlando M Gutiérrez. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Apart from FGF23, the work by Leifheit-Nestler et al. provides welcome new insights into what role α-Klotho may have in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.

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