Reply to Janssen et al. Comment on "Kremer et al. Kidney Function-Dependence of Vitamin K-Status Parameters: Results from the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Studies. Nutrients 2021, 13, 3069"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
² University Medical Center Groningen Transplant Center, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), University of Maastricht, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Daan Kremer et al. Nutrients. 2022.

. 2022 Jun 13;14(12):2440.

doi: 10.3390/nu14122440.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
² University Medical Center Groningen Transplant Center, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), University of Maastricht, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Abstract

We read with interest the comment by Janssen et al. [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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