Endocrine Abstracts

There are just over 600 children in the UK on renal replacement therapy, with an annual take-on rate of around 100. There are many more in chronic renal failure (CRF). The main complications are poor growth, renal osteodystrophy and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in early adulthood, all of which are inter-related.The main player in renal osteodystrophy is hyperparathyroidism, which develops early in the course of CRF. PTH levels can be manip...