Circulating Bacterial-Derived DNA Fragment Level Is a Strong Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Cheuk-Chun Szeto; Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan; Kai-Ming Chow; Jeffrey Sung-Shing Kwok; Ka-Bik Lai; Phyllis Mei-Shan Cheng; Wing-Fai Pang; Jack Kit-Chung Ng; Michael Ho-Ming Chan; Lydia Choi-Wan Lit; Chi-Bon Leung; Philip Kam-Tao Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125162

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Circulating Bacterial-Derived DNA Fragment Level Is a Strong Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Cheuk-Chun Szeto ,

* E-mail: ccszeto@cuhk.edu.hk

Affiliation Carol & Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan,

Affiliation Carol & Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Kai-Ming Chow,

Affiliation Carol & Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Jeffrey Sung-Shing Kwok,

Affiliation Department of Chemical Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Ka-Bik Lai,

Affiliation Carol & Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Phyllis Mei-Shan Cheng,

Affiliation Carol & Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Wing-Fai Pang,

Affiliation Carol & Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Jack Kit-Chung Ng,

Affiliation Carol & Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Michael Ho-Ming Chan,

Affiliation Department of Chemical Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Lydia Choi-Wan Lit,

Affiliation Department of Chemical Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Chi-Bon Leung,

Affiliation Carol & Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Philip Kam-Tao Li

Affiliation Carol & Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Circulating Bacterial-Derived DNA Fragment Level Is a Strong Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Cheuk-Chun Szeto,
Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan,
Kai-Ming Chow,
Jeffrey Sung-Shing Kwok,
Ka-Bik Lai,
Phyllis Mei-Shan Cheng,
Wing-Fai Pang,
Jack Kit-Chung Ng,
Michael Ho-Ming Chan,
Lydia Choi-Wan Lit

Published: May 26, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125162

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