Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity Is Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Nadezhda A. Wall; Colin D. Chue; Nicola C. Edwards; Tanya Pankhurst; Lorraine Harper; Richard P. Steeds; Sarah Lauder; Jonathan N. Townend; Paul Moss; Charles J. Ferro

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055686

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Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity Is Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Nadezhda A. Wall ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nadezhda A. Wall, Colin D. Chue

Affiliations School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Colin D. Chue ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nadezhda A. Wall, Colin D. Chue

Affiliations School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Nicola C. Edwards,

Affiliations School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Tanya Pankhurst,

Affiliation School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Lorraine Harper,

Affiliations School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Richard P. Steeds,

Affiliations School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Sarah Lauder,

Affiliation School of Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Jonathan N. Townend,

Affiliations School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Paul Moss,

Affiliation School of Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Charles J. Ferro

* E-mail: charles.ferro@uhb.nhs.uk

Affiliations School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity Is Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Nadezhda A. Wall,
Colin D. Chue,
Nicola C. Edwards,
Tanya Pankhurst,
Lorraine Harper,
Richard P. Steeds,
Sarah Lauder,
Jonathan N. Townend,
Paul Moss,
Charles J. Ferro

Published: February 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055686

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