Does the prevalence of osteopenia in pediatric renal allograft recipients vary with the method of analysis?
The perceived prevalence of osteopenia among pediatric kidney transplant recipients differs using analysis based on chronological age, height-age, or gender-matched reference data. Further studies are necessary to determine the clinical significance of measured bone density in this population.
Taken together, findings of the present study suggest that chemokine-driven communication pathways from the epidermis to the dermis may modulate tissue remodeling in atopic skin inflammation.